English-German translation for "hoax"

"hoax" German translation

hoax
[houks]noun | Substantiv s

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Flunkerei, Falschmeldung, Fälschung, Schwindel, Hokuspokus Schabernack, Streich, Fopperei Ente
  • Flunkereifeminine | Femininum f
    hoax swindle
    Falschmeldungfeminine | Femininum f
    hoax swindle
    Fälschungfeminine | Femininum f
    hoax swindle
    Schwindelmasculine | Maskulinum m
    hoax swindle
    Hokuspokusmasculine | Maskulinum m
    hoax swindle
    Entefeminine | Femininum f
    hoax swindle
    hoax swindle
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  • Schabernackmasculine | Maskulinum m
    hoax trick, joke
    Streichmasculine | Maskulinum m
    hoax trick, joke
    Foppereifeminine | Femininum f
    hoax trick, joke
    hoax trick, joke
hoax
[houks]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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einen Bären aufbinden, vorflunkern foppen, anführen, zum Narren halten, zum Besten haben
  • (jemandem) einen Bären aufbinden
    hoax tell lies: tosomebody | jemand sb
    hoax tell lies: tosomebody | jemand sb
  • (jemandem)something | etwas etwas vorflunkern
    hoax
    hoax
Sind die Informationen überprüfbar? Ist das eine Ente? Ist es wahr? Was ist es?
Is the information verifiable? Is it a hoax? Is it true? Is it what?
Source: TED
Mein Großvater glaubt, dass die Mondlandung ein Schwindel war.
My grandpa believes that the moon landing was a hoax.
Source: Tatoeba
Ist das nur eine Ente, oder nicht?
Is this some kind of hoax?
Source: Europarl
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