hoax

hoax
I 1. [həʊks]
nome (joke) beffa f., burla f.; (deception) imbroglio m., truffa f.; (false news) bufala f.

bomb hoax — falso allarme bomba

2.
modificatore [warning] falso

hoax call — = telefonata che segnala un attentato, la presenza di una bomba ecc. che si rivela fasullo

II [həʊks]
verbo transitivo burlare, beffare; (deceive) truffare
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[həuks] 1. noun
(a trick played to deceive people: There wasn't a bomb in the school at all - it was just a hoax.) burla
2. verb
(to trick: They found that they had been hoaxed.) beffare, imbrogliare
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[həʊks]
1. n
scherzo, (bomb scare) falso allarme m

it was a hoax — è stato un falso allarme

the warning call was a hoax — la telefonata minatoria è stata uno scherzo

2. vt
prendere in giro

he hoaxed me into believing that ... — mi ha fatto credere che...

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hoax /həʊks/
n.
1 beffa; burla; canzonatura; scherzo di cattivo genere; tiro mancino
2 imbroglio; inganno; mistificazione
3 bufala (fig.); notizia priva di fondamento; falso allarme: a bomb hoax, un falso allarme bomba
● hoax call, falso allarme telefonico □ hoax caller, chi al telefono lancia un falso allarme (su una bomba inesistente, ecc.) □ (comput.) hoax virus, finto virus; bufala informatica (fam.).
(to) hoax /həʊks/
v. t.
1 beffare; burlare; canzonare; farsi beffe di; fare un tiro a (q.)
2 imbrogliare; ingannare.
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I 1. [həʊks]
nome (joke) beffa f., burla f.; (deception) imbroglio m., truffa f.; (false news) bufala f.

bomb hoax — falso allarme bomba

2.
modificatore [warning] falso

hoax call — = telefonata che segnala un attentato, la presenza di una bomba ecc. che si rivela fasullo

II [həʊks]
verbo transitivo burlare, beffare; (deceive) truffare

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