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shuck

/ʃʌk/

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noun

Schale, Hülse

The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).

Examples :

"The farmer carefully removed the shuck from the ear of corn. "

Der Bauer entfernte vorsichtig die Schale vom Maiskolben.

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noun

Betrug, Schwindel

A fraud; a scam.

Examples :

"The used-car salesman's pitch was a complete shuck; he was just trying to rip people off. "

Das Verkaufsgespräch des Gebrauchtwagenhändlers war ein kompletter Betrug; er versuchte nur, die Leute abzuzocken.

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noun

Schwindler, Betrüger

Examples :

"That student was a shuck, always making up stories about winning awards he never actually got. "

Dieser Student war ein Schwindler, der immer Geschichten über Auszeichnungen erfand, die er nie wirklich bekommen hatte.

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verb

Schalen entfernen, enthülsen

To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).

Examples :

"Shall we shuck walnuts?"

Sollen wir Walnüsse schälen?

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verb

Schälen, enthüllen

To remove (any outer covering).

Examples :

"I will shuck my clothes and dive naked into the pool."

Ich werde meine Kleidung ausziehen und nackt in den Pool springen.

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verb

Täuschen, hereinlegen

To fool; to hoax.

Examples :

"He tried to shuck the teacher into believing he finished his homework, but she knew he was lying. "

Er versuchte, den Lehrer zu täuschen, indem er vorgab, seine Hausaufgaben erledigt zu haben, aber sie wusste, dass er log.

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