weismachen
to make believeweismachen
yutturmakweis+ma|chen
vt sep jdm etw weismachen →
to make sb believe sth;
er wollte uns weismachen, dass … →
he would have us believe that …;
wie konnten sie ihm weismachen, dass …? →
how could they fool him into believing that …?;
das kannst du mir nicht weismachen! →
you can’t expect me to believe that;
das kannst du (einem) andern weismachen! →
(go) tell that to the marines (Brit) →
or judge! (inf), →
pull the other one(, it’s got bells on)! (Brit
hum inf), →
and pigs fly (esp US
inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
| jdm. etw. weismachen | → | to hoax sb. into believing sth. |
| jdm. etw. weismachen | → | to make sb. believe sth. |
| jdm. etw. weismachen | → | to hoax sb. |