English-German translation for "fooling"

"fooling" German translation

fooling
[ˈfuːliŋ]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Albernheitfeminine | Femininum f
    fooling silliness
    Dummheitfeminine | Femininum f
    fooling silliness
    fooling silliness
  • Ausgelassenheitfeminine | Femininum f
    fooling liveliness
    fooling liveliness
  • Spielereifeminine | Femininum f
    fooling playing around
    Tändelnneuter | Neutrum n
    fooling playing around
    fooling playing around
Wer sagt, dies sei finanzierbar, macht den Bürgern etwas vor.
Anyone who says that this can be financed is fooling the citizens.
Source: Europarl
Wenn man das versäumt, macht man sich selbst etwas vor.
If we shirk this duty we are fooling ourselves.
Source: Europarl
Dies ist nicht wahr; sie machen sich selbst etwas vor.
This is not true; they are fooling themselves.
Source: Europarl
Hören wir also auf, uns selbst etwas vorzumachen, und hören wir mit dem Gerede auf.
Let us stop fooling ourselves and stop the talk.
Source: Europarl
Unsere Intuition täuscht uns wirklich auf einem wiederholten, vorhersehbahren und konsistenten Weg.
Our intuition is really fooling us in a repeatable, predictable, consistent way.
Source: TED
Wir müssen aufhören, uns selbst etwas vorzumachen.
We can't keep on fooling ourselves.
Source: Tatoeba
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