embuste

m.

1 lie.

2 scam, fib, take-in, ruse.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: embustir.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: embustir.

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embuste

► nombre masculino

1 (mentira) lie; (engaño) trick

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SM

1) (=mentira) lie

2) pl embustes (=adornos) trinkets

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masculino tall story, story (colloq)

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= humbug.

Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.

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masculino tall story, story (colloq)

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= humbug.

Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.

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embuste

masculine

tall story, story (colloq)

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embuste sustantivo masculino
tall story, story (colloq)
embuste sustantivo masculino lie, trick
'embuste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuento

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embuste nm

lie, fib

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embuste

m lie

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embuste nm

1) mentira: lie, fib

2) engaño: trick, hoax