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Cambridge English: CPE (C2 Proficiency) - Cualidades y roles engañosos

Aprenda vocabulario avanzado de CPE para cualidades y roles engañosos, incluida la deshonestidad, la manipulación, el engaño, las falsas apariencias y las personas asociadas con el engaño.

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Cambridge English: CPE (C2 Proficiency)
artful
artful
[Adjetivo]

(of speech or actions) disguising intentions or masking the truth

astuto

astuto

Ex: The report was full of artful language designed to mislead readers. 

El informe estaba lleno de lenguaje astuto diseñado para engañar a los lectores.

barefaced
barefaced
[Adjetivo]

openly and shamelessly done, without trying to hide the truth or wrongdoing

descarado, cínico

descarado, cínico

Ex: His barefaced cheating during the test shocked the teacher. 

Su trampa descarada durante el examen sorprendió al profesor.

bogus
bogus
[Adjetivo]

false, fake, or not genuine

falso, fingido

falso, fingido

Ex: That story he told was completely bogus –  I know it's not true. 

La historia que contó era completamente falsa – sé que no es verdad.

covert
covert
[Adjetivo]

not displayed or acknowledged openly

encubierto

encubierto

Ex: His covert involvement in the negotiations was only discovered later. 

Su participación encubierta en las negociaciones solo se descubrió más tarde.

disingenuous
disingenuous
[Adjetivo]

lacking sincerity and honesty, particularly by not revealing as much as one knows

insincero

insincero

Ex: His disingenuous behavior made it hard to trust his intentions. 

Su comportamiento poco sincero hizo difícil confiar en sus intenciones.

fallacious
fallacious
[Adjetivo]

deliberately designed to mislead

falaz

falaz

Ex: She presented fallacious statistics to support her proposal. 

Ella presentó estadísticas falaces para apoyar su propuesta.

glib
glib
[Adjetivo]

persuasive in a way that is deceitful

con mucha labia

con mucha labia

Ex: The CEO was glib when addressing the shareholders about the scandal. 

El CEO fue bocazas al dirigirse a los accionistas sobre el escándalo.

Machiavellian
Machiavellian
[Adjetivo]

using manipulation or deceit to achieve one's goals

maquiavélico

maquiavélico

Ex: He employed Machiavellian charm to manipulate his opponents. 

Empleó un encanto maquiavélico para manipular a sus oponentes.

mendacious
mendacious
[Adjetivo]

(of a person) deliberately telling lies

mendaz

mendaz

Ex: The journalist exposed the politician as mendacious. 

El periodista expuso al político como mentiroso.

meretricious
meretricious
[Adjetivo]

attractive in a showy or superficial way but lacking real value or sincerity

rimbombante

rimbombante

Ex: The hotel's meretricious décor looked expensive but was actually cheap. 

La decoración llamativa del hotel parecía cara pero en realidad era barata.

poseur
poseur
[Sustantivo]

a person who pretends to be what they are not to impress others

posturero

posturero

Ex: The fashion world is full of poseurs trying to stay relevant. 

El mundo de la moda está lleno de poseurs que intentan mantenerse relevantes.

specious
specious
[Adjetivo]

seemingly truthful but wrong in nature

especioso

especioso

Ex: She presented a specious excuse that didn’t hold up under scrutiny. 

Ella presentó una excusa engañosa que no se sostuvo bajo escrutinio.

wheedling
wheedling
[Sustantivo]

the act of persuading someone by using flattery, charm, or gentle teasing

zalamería, halago

zalamería, halago

Ex: His constant wheedling finally won the teacher's approval. 

Su constante zalamería finalmente ganó la aprobación del profesor.

insidious
insidious
[Adjetivo]

gradually causing harm without being obvious at first

insidioso, traicionero

insidioso, traicionero

Ex: Propaganda can be insidious, shaping minds unnoticed. 

La propaganda puede ser insidiosa, moldeando las mentes sin que se note.

spurious
spurious
[Adjetivo]

(of explanations or reasoning) sounding valid but being unsound actually

espurio

espurio

Ex: The theory rests on spurious assumptions. 

La teoría se basa en suposiciones espurias.

factitious
factitious
[Adjetivo]

relating to something that is created artificially instead of naturally

facticio

facticio

Ex: The factitious ingredients in the recipe were intended to mimic the real flavor. 

Los ingredientes ficticios en la receta estaban destinados a imitar el sabor real.

furtive
furtive
[Adjetivo]

secretive in a sly or morally questionable way

furtivo, solapado

furtivo, solapado

Ex: They held a furtive meeting to discuss the bribe. 

Mantuvieron una reunión furtiva para discutir el soborno.

surreptitious
surreptitious
[Adjetivo]

done, made, or obtained in a secretive way, especially to avoid notice or disapproval

furtivo, clandestino

furtivo, clandestino

Ex: The spy passed the message in a surreptitious manner. 

El espía pasó el mensaje de manera subrepticia.

a cat's paw

a person used by someone else to do unpleasant or risky tasks, often without realizing it

Ex: The villain used him as a cat's paw to carry out the plan. 
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