humbugging

[US]/'hʌmbʌg/
[UK]/'hʌmbʌɡ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. bedrag, hyklerisk bedrager
vi. at narre
vt. at narre

Example Sentences

you see what a humbug I am.

du ser, hvilken nar jeg er.

to humbug a person into doing sth.

at narre en person til at gøre noget.

In that way one is sure of accepting no humbug.

På den måde er man sikker på ikke at acceptere nogen narrestreger.

The brokerage executive was unmasked as a faker. Ahumbug is a self-important or self-deluded faker:

Mæglerdirektøren blev afsløret som en bedrager. Ahumbug er en selvfed eller selvbedrager:

Take the humbug out of this world, and you haven’t much left to do business with.

Tag narrestregerne ud af denne verden, og du har ikke meget tilbage at handle med.

He dismissed the salesman as a humbug.

Han afviste sælgeren som en nar.

The politician's promises turned out to be mere humbug.

Politikerens løfter viste sig at være ren narrestreger.

Don't pay attention to his humbug excuses.

Lad være med at lægge mærke til hans narres undskyldninger.

She saw through his humbug behavior.

Hun så igennem hans naragtige opførsel.

The so-called miracle cure was just humbug.

Den såkaldte mirakelkur var blot narrestreger.

His humbug attitude towards work is unacceptable.

Hans naragtige holdning til arbejdet er uacceptabel.

The company's advertising campaign was filled with humbug.

Virksomhedens reklamekampagne var fyldt med narrestreger.

She couldn't stand his humbug compliments.

Hun kunne ikke udstå hans narres komplimenter.

The fortune teller's predictions were nothing but humbug.

Spåmandens forudsigelser var intet andet end narrestreger.

The product's claims turned out to be humbug.

Produktets påstande viste sig at være narrestreger.

Real-world Examples

They were extremely practical, and whenever they objected to anything they called it humbug.

Source: Selected Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde

" Doesn't anyone else know you're a humbug? " asked Dorothy.

Source: The Wizard of Oz (Simplified Version)

Scrooges' catchphrase in the book and in the movies is bah humbug!

Source: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

" You're more than that, " said the Scarecrow, in a grieved tone; " you're a humbug."

Source: The Wizard of Oz (Simplified Version)

Nephew. Christmas a humbug, uncle? You don't mean that, I am sure.

Source: American Elementary School English 4

Bah humbug is usually used as a response to someone else's Christmas cheer.

Source: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

As soon as you say bah humbug people know which story and which character you are talking about.

Source: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

For example, if someone asks you, So, are you ready for Christmas? and you say, Christmas ... bah humbug!

Source: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

Examinations, sir, are pure humbug from beginning to end.

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Well; all sorts of humbugs profess morality.

Source: Difficult Times (Part 2)

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