delude

/dɪˈluːd/ [deluded, deluding]

Translation

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⇨ engañar(se)

You're deluding yourself

Te estás engañando a ti mismo

⇨ hacer creer

He was deluded into believing that he would get the job

Le hicieron creer que conseguiría el trabajo

■ constr. 1. to delude into + doing sth 2. Se usa más en pasiva

(Definition of delude v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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