German-English translation for "vorgaukeln"

"vorgaukeln" English translation

vorgaukeln
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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to pull the wool over sb’s eyes to lead to believe that … gives the illusion of
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  • jemandem etwas vorgaukeln vormachen
    to pull the wool over sb’s eyes
    jemandem etwas vorgaukeln vormachen
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  • jemandem vorgaukeln, dass …
    to leadjemand | somebody sb to believe that …
    jemandem vorgaukeln, dass …
examples
We must not lead drivers and pedestrians to believe that they are safer than they really are.
Wir dürfen Fahrern und Fußgängern nicht zu viel Sicherheit vorgaukeln.
Source: Europarl
Giving people this impression is to deceive them.
Wer so etwas vorgaukelt, der belügt die Menschen.
Source: Europarl
A rose-tinted picture, bearing little relation to reality, is painted.
Den Menschen wird ein rosarotes Bild vorgegaukelt, das nichts mit der Realität zu tun hat.
Source: Europarl
The mind is kind of tricked into feeling that it's already done.
Dem Gehirn wird gleichsam vorgegaukelt, die Sache sei schon erreicht.
Source: TED
For one thing, such convictions can always be faked by those determined to dissimulate.
Überzeugungen können nämlich von jenen, die sich verstellen wollen, immer vorgegaukelt werden.
Source: News-Commentary
The referendum was an illusion of normality.
Das Referendum sollte Normalität vorgaukeln.
Source: Europarl
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