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humbugs

/ˈhʌmbʌɡz/

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noun

Broma, engaño, burla

A hoax, jest, or prank.

Examples :

"The kids played harmless humbugs on each other during the class party, like switching name tags and hiding pencils. "

Los niños jugaron bromas inofensivas entre ellos durante la fiesta de clase, como cambiar las etiquetas con los nombres y esconder los lápices.

entertainment language character

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noun

Farsa, engaño; hipocresía

A fraud or sham (countable); hypocrisy (uncountable).

Examples :

"The politician's promises turned out to be just empty humbugs, designed to win votes. "

Las promesas del político resultaron ser solo farsas vacías, diseñadas para ganar votos.

moral character attitude

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noun

Estafador, timador, hipócrita

A fraudster, cheat, or hypocrite.

Examples :

"The new student was quickly identified as a humbug, as his stories about winning awards were clearly fabricated. "

El nuevo estudiante fue rápidamente identificado como un estafador, ya que sus historias sobre ganar premios eran claramente inventadas.

character person moral

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noun

Tonterías, disparates

Examples :

""I don't believe a word of it; those excuses are just humbugs." "

No me creo ni una palabra; esas excusas son solo tonterías.

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noun

Humbug, caramelo duro de menta piperita

A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.

Examples :

"After dinner, Grandma always offers us humbugs from a glass jar on the table. "

Después de la cena, la abuela siempre nos ofrece humbugs de un tarro de cristal en la mesa.

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noun

Tonterías, problemas, molestias

Anything complicated, offensive, troublesome, unpleasant or worrying; a misunderstanding, especially if trivial.

Examples :

"Dealing with all the little humbugs of filing paperwork after my doctor's appointment made me late for work. "

Lidiar con todas las pequeñas molestias de rellenar el papeleo después de la cita con el médico me hizo llegar tarde al trabajo.

attitude character emotion situation negative thing

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noun

Pelea, riña

(African American Vernacular) A fight.

Examples :

""After school, there were some humbugs behind the gym, but the teachers broke it up." "

Después de la escuela, hubo algunas peleas detrás del gimnasio, pero los maestros las separaron.

action war society

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noun

Banda, pandilla

(African American Vernacular) A gang.

Examples :

"The humbugs were causing trouble in the neighborhood, tagging buildings and starting fights. "

La pandilla estaba causando problemas en el vecindario, marcando edificios y comenzando peleas.

group organization society

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noun

Acusaciones falsas, cargos inventados

A false arrest on trumped-up charges.

Examples :

"The protesters claimed the recent arrests were humbugs, designed to silence their dissent. "

Los manifestantes afirmaron que los arrestos recientes fueron acusaciones falsas, diseñadas para silenciar su disidencia.

police law government

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noun

Jabalíes jóvenes

(Perhaps by extension) The piglet of the wild boar.

Examples :

"While hiking in the forest, we spotted a group of wild boars with several humbugs trailing behind them. "

Mientras caminábamos por el bosque, vimos un grupo de jabalíes con varios jabalíes jóvenes siguiéndolos.

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verb

Engañar, estafar, timar

To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive.

Examples :

"The used car salesman tried to humbug me by saying the engine was brand new when it clearly wasn't. "

El vendedor de coches usados intentó estafarme diciendo que el motor era nuevo cuando claramente no lo era.

action character moral business economy

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verb

Pelear, luchar

(African American Vernacular) To fight; to act tough.

Examples :

""Don't even try to cut in line, cuz he'll humbugs you if you do." "

Ni siquiera intentes colarte en la fila, porque te va a pelear si lo haces.

action language culture

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verb

Perder el tiempo hablando, charlar

To waste time talking.

Examples :

"Instead of working, the two colleagues humbugged for an hour about the latest office gossip. "

En lugar de trabajar, los dos colegas perdieron el tiempo hablando durante una hora sobre los últimos chismes de la oficina.

communication language word