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engaño
-deceit
,trick
See the entry forengaño.
engaño
-I deceive
Presentyoconjugation ofengañar.
Preteriteél/ella/ustedconjugation ofengañar.

engaño

el engaño(
ehng
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gah
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nyoh
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. deceit
La empresa recurrió al engaño para justificar el despido de empleados.The company resorted to deceit in order to justify the layoff of employees.
b. deception
Gómez es un hombre que está acostumbrado al engaño.Gómez is a man who's used to deception.
a. trick
¿Dices que fue todo un engaño? ¿Entonces nunca hablaste con Elvis?You're telling me it was nothing but a trick? So you never spoke to Elvis?
b. ploy
Kevin ideó un engaño que resultó efectivo para mantener lejos a sus oponentes.Kevin devised an effective ploy to hold off his opponents.
c. hoax
¿Crees que ese video de la autopsia a un extraterrestre es un engaño montado por el gobierno?Do you think that video of an alien autopsy is a hoax perpetrated by the government?
d. swindle
Algunos tipos de negocios, como los esquemas de pirámides, son un engaño.Some kinds of businesses, like pyramid schemes, are a swindle.
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