illùdere
v.tr. to deceive, to delude; (
fam.) to fool:
non cercate d’illudermi,
conosco la verità!, don’t try to deceive me, I
know the truth!;
illudere qlcu. con false promesse, to delude s.o. with
false promises. ?
illudersi v.rifl. to deceive oneself, to delude oneself; to be under the illusion (that...); ( lusingarsi) to flatter oneself: si illudeva di sapere tutto, he flattered himself that he knew everything; non avrai quello che desideri, non illuderti!, you won’t have what you wish, don’t delude yourself!; mi ero illuso sul suo conto!, I was mistaken about him // non c’è da illudere, don’t fool yourself
illudersi v.rifl. to deceive oneself, to delude oneself; to be under the illusion (that...); ( lusingarsi) to flatter oneself: si illudeva di sapere tutto, he flattered himself that he knew everything; non avrai quello che desideri, non illuderti!, you won’t have what you wish, don’t delude yourself!; mi ero illuso sul suo conto!, I was mistaken about him // non c’è da illudere, don’t fool yourself
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