deceptive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈsɛptɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈsɛptɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di sep′tiv)

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deceptive adj (misleading)engañoso/a adj
  falaz adj mf
 The wording of the offer was deceptive; people thought they would get a free holiday, but actually they were just being entered in a draw.
 La redacción de la oferta era engañosa; la gente creía que se llevarían unas vacaciones gratis, pero de hecho solo había entrado en un sorteo.
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'deceptive' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
All that glitters is not gold - con job - cunning - curve - don't judge a book by the cover - fake - feint - not as it seems - seeming - sliminess - snake oil - sneaky - underhanded
Spanish:
engañoso - el hábito no hace al monje - engañar - falso - insidioso - las apariencias engañan - mentir

Collocations: is deceptive in its [size, worth], is deceptive to [consumers, the public], [use, employ] deceptive [tactics, practices], more...

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