embeleco

Noun masculine B2 #5458 most common

Translations

Refers to something that is misleading or deceptive.

El embeleco de la historia me sorprendió.

The deception in the story surprised me.

Sin embargo, a pesar de que el embeleco parecía evidente, muchos fueron engañados por la astucia del narrador.

However, even though the deception seemed evident, many were fooled by the narrator's cunning.

Es importante que no caigas en embelecos al tomar decisiones financieras.

It's important that you don't fall for deceptions when making financial decisions.