befooling

bɪˈfuːlɪŋ
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Translation of befooling into German,

Adjective

1.

misleading

Rare
giving the wrong idea or impression
Rare
  • His befooling words led us astray.Seine irreführenden Worte führten uns in die Irre.
2.

deceptive

Rare
causing someone to look foolish or deceived
Rare
  • The befooling trick left everyone puzzled.Der täuschende Trick ließ alle verwirrt zurück.

Noun

1.

deception

Rare
act of making someone appear foolish
Rare
Täuschung fVerarschung fHineinlegen
  • His constant befooling embarrassed everyone at the party.Seine ständige Täuschung brachte alle auf der Party in Verlegenheit.
2.

trickery

Rare
process of tricking or duping someone
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  • The befooling of elderly customers by scammers must be stopped.Die Täuschung älterer Kundinnen und Kunden durch Betrüger muss gestoppt werden.
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Synonyms and analogies of befooling in English

Examples of befooling in a sentence

  • Her befooling smile hid her true intentions.
  • His befooling smile made her wary.
  • His befoiling of the guests was quite entertaining.
  • The prank involved a clever befoiling of the teacher.
  • The magician's befoiling of the audience was impressive.
  • Their befoiling of the scam was a clever move.
befool
bɪˈfuːl
Verb
tr.
1.

trickery

Dated
trick someone into believing something false
Dated
  • She was befooled by the scam artist's promises.Sie wurde von den Versprechungen des Betrügers getäuscht.
2.

deception

Dated
make someone appear foolish or silly
Dated
  • The magician tried to befool the audience with his tricks.Der Zauberer versuchte, das Publikum mit seinen Tricks zum Narren zu halten.

Translations of "befooling" in Context ordered by category and frequency

zum Narren

All this kind of nonsense, befooling everyone.

All dieser Unsinn, jeden zum Narren zu halten!

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befooling: Examples and translations in context

People are befooling them, the media is befooling, all the doctors are befooling, all the psychologists are befooling, all the governments are befooling.

Die Leute halten sie zum Narren. Die Medien halten sie zum Narren, all die Doktoren (Ärzte) halten zum Narren, all die Psychologen halten zum Narren.

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