English-German translation for "hocus-pocus"

"hocus-pocus" German translation

hocus-pocus
[-ˈpoukəs]noun | Substantiv s

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Hokuspokus, Zauberformel, Gauklertrick, Gaukelei Schwindel, Betrug Gaukler
  • Hokuspokusmasculine | Maskulinum m
    hocus-pocus
    hocus-pocus
  • Zauberformelfeminine | Femininum f
    hocus-pocus magic spell
    hocus-pocus magic spell
  • Gauklertrickmasculine | Maskulinum m
    hocus-pocus travelling entertainer’s trick
    Gaukeleifeminine | Femininum f
    hocus-pocus travelling entertainer’s trick
    hocus-pocus travelling entertainer’s trick
  • Schwindelmasculine | Maskulinum m
    hocus-pocus swindle, fraud
    Betrugmasculine | Maskulinum m
    hocus-pocus swindle, fraud
    hocus-pocus swindle, fraud
  • Gauklermasculine | Maskulinum m
    hocus-pocus travelling entertainer obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    hocus-pocus travelling entertainer obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
hocus-pocus
[-ˈpoukəs]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprätand | und u.past participle | Partizip Perfekt pperf hocuspocused; or | oderodespecially | besonders besonders British English | britisches EnglischBr hocuspocussed> familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

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Gaukelei treiben, Hokuspokus machen
hocus-pocus
[-ˈpoukəs]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

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täuschen, betrügen

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