noun🔗Share薬売り, いかさま師One who sells dubious medicines."The mountebank at the town fair claimed his tonic could cure all diseases, but it was just colored water. "町のフェアの薬売りは、自分の強壮剤がすべての病気を治せると主張したが、それはただの色水だった。medicinepersonjobhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareペテン師, いかさま師One who sells by deception; a con artist; a charlatan."The mountebank at the county fair promised a miracle cure for all ailments, but his remedies were just colored water. "郡のフェアのペテン師は、あらゆる病気の奇跡的な治療法を約束しましたが、彼の治療法はただの色水でした。personcharacterbusinessjobeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share曲芸師, 手品師An acrobat."The mountebank balanced precariously on the high wire, thrilling the crowd with his daring leaps. "曲芸師は綱渡りで不安定なバランスを取り、大胆な跳躍で観客を魅了した。entertainmentpersonjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareペテン師まがいのことをするTo act as a mountebank."The salesman was clearly a mountebank, exaggerating the benefits of the new phone to convince people to buy it. "そのセールスマンは明らかにペテン師まがいのことをしており、人々を説得して新しい携帯電話を買わせるために、その利点を誇張していた。entertainmentpersonactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareペテンを働く, だますTo cheat by boasting and false pretenses."The traveling salesman tried to mountebank the farmers, promising incredible yields with his fertilizer while knowing it was ineffective. "その行商人は、効果がないと知りながら、肥料で信じられないほどの収穫を約束して農民をだまそうとした。characterbusinesspersonactionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
