Deceived (es. Engañaba)

Translation into English

Beginner (A1-A2)

Ella siempre me engañaba en los juegos.
She always deceived me in games.
Context: daily life
Cuando era niño, él me engañaba con cuentos.
When I was a child, he deceived me with stories.
Context: childhood
No me engañaba, yo sabía la verdad.
He didn't deceive me; I knew the truth.
Context: relationships
A veces, la televisión engañaba a la gente.
Sometimes, television deceived people.
Context: media

Intermediate (B1-B2)

Ella me engañaba cuando decía que todo estaba bien.
She deceived me when she said everything was fine.
Context: relationships
En la película, el personaje engañaba a sus amigos por interés.
In the movie, the character deceived his friends for his own benefit.
Context: entertainment
Me di cuenta que me engañaba sobre sus verdaderas intenciones.
I realized that he was deceiving me about his true intentions.
Context: society
A menudo, la publicidad engañaba a los consumidores.
Often, advertising deceived consumers.
Context: economy

Advanced (C1-C2)

El político engañaba a la ciudadanía con promesas incumplidas.
The politician deceived the public with unfulfilled promises.
Context: politics
En sus relatos, el autor engañaba al lector, creando giros inesperados.
In his stories, the author deceived the reader by creating unexpected twists.
Context: literature
La manipulación emocional que utilizaba para engañaba a sus víctimas era insidiosa.
The emotional manipulation he used to deceive his victims was insidious.
Context: psychology
El fenómeno de la posverdad se basa en cómo se engañaba a las masas a través de la desinformación.
The phenomenon of post-truth is based on how the masses were deceived through misinformation.
Context: society

Synonyms

  • mentir
  • defraudar
  • embaucar
  • ilusionar