✍ Другие переводы: обман; розыгрыш; мистифицировать; подшучивать; подшутить
Транскрипции: британская həʊks американская hoʊks
💡 Определение слова: an act intended to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially something unpleasant
✍ Пример использования: He was accused of using a bomb hoax to empty a rival restaurant.
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Краткое описание слова + примеры использования
**Hoax** — это мистификация, обман или шутка, которая обычно имеет целью ввести людей в заблуждение или развлечь их.
Вот несколько примеров использования слова «hoax» в предложениях на английском:
1. The newspaper reported that a local man had won a million dollars in a lottery, but it turned out to be a hoax.
2. The email claimed that there was a dangerous virus circulating, but it was later revealed to be a hoax.
3. The prankster created a fake news story to trick people into sharing it, but it quickly became clear that it was a hoax.
4. Some people enjoy participating in hoaxes for entertainment, but they can also cause harm and distress to those who believe the false information.
5. The hoax about the impending earthquake caused panic among residents, but no earthquake ever occurred.
Фразы со словом hoax
a literary hoax - литературная подделка
a literary hoax - литературная мистификация
a scientific hoax - научная подделка
a scientific hoax - научная мистификация
April fool hoax - первоапрельская шутка
bomb hoax - ложный сигнал о якобы подложенной бомбе