información engañosa
/infoɾmaθjon enɡaɲosa/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'misleading information' is translated into Spanish as información engañosa.
This phrase refers to information that is designed to make someone believe something that is not true.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina and Uruguay, the word chamullo is commonly used to refer to deceptive talk or misleading information.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase información engañosa is grammatically feminine and singular, so the adjective engañosa must agree with the feminine noun información.
How do you pronounce it?
/infoɾmaθjon enɡaɲosa/
Did you know?
- The word información comes from the Latin īnformāre, which originally meant 'to shape' or 'to form'. This suggests that providing information was once viewed as shaping someone's mind or education.
- While engañar means 'to deceive', the phrase engañar la vista is used specifically to describe an optical illusion. In this context, the 'misleading' nature of the image is not seen as a deliberate lie.
- If a politician is accused of using 'información engañosa', they might be accused of 'manipulación', a word that is a cognate to the English 'manipulation' but carries a stronger connotation of psychological control in Spanish.
Examples in context
- El informe presentado contiene información engañosa acerca de los resultados del estudio.The presented report contains misleading information about the study's results.
- La noticia contenía información engañosa.The news contained misleading information.
- La red social se llenó de información engañosa.The social network was filled with misleading information.
- Debemos evitar la difusión de información engañosa.We must avoid the spread of misleading information.
Example conversation
Daniel and María are discussing a news article they read online.
- DanielMira este artículo sobre el nuevo producto.Look at this article about the new product.
- MaríaMe parece que tiene información engañosa, Daniel.I think it has misleading information, Daniel.
- Daniel¿Por qué piensas eso, María?Why do you think that, María?
- MaríaPrometen resultados imposibles en muy poco tiempo.They promise impossible results in a very short time.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries información, CC BY-SA 4.0.
