fudge

Fudge, Weichkaramell

Eine weiche, sehr süße Süßigkeit aus Zucker, Butter und Milch, oft mit Schokolade.

In einfachem Englisch: A soft, very sweet food made with sugar, butter, and milk, often with chocolate added.

• I bought some chocolate fudge.
• She cut the fudge into small squares.
• Would you like a piece of vanilla fudge?

Häufige Wendungen: chocolate fudge, vanilla fudge, homemade fudge

ausweichende Antwort

Eine Antwort, die absichtlich die Wahrheit verbirgt oder klare Aussagen vermeidet.

In einfachem Englisch: An answer that deliberately hides the truth or avoids saying anything clearly.

• His answer was a fudge.
• The minister offered a political fudge instead of a clear decision.
• We need a proper answer, not another fudge.

Synonyme: evasion

Häufige Wendungen: political fudge, a fudge, another fudge

Unsinn, Geschwätz

Alberne Worte oder Ideen ohne wirklichen Wert.

In einfachem Englisch: Words or ideas that are silly and have no real value.

• That story is pure fudge.
• He dismissed their romantic talk as sentimental fudge.
• Why do you believe such fudge?

Synonyme: nonsense, rubbish

Häufige Wendungen: sentimental fudge, mere fudge, such fudge

ausweichen, umgehen

Vermeiden, eine Frage klar und direkt zu beantworten.

In einfachem Englisch: To avoid giving a clear, direct answer to a question.

• Please do not fudge the question.
• She fudged when I asked about the cost.
• The manager keeps fudging the issue of pay.

Synonyme: evade, dodge

Häufige Wendungen: fudge the issue, fudge an answer, fudge the question

manipulieren, frisieren

Einzelheiten oder Zahlen ändern, um Probleme oder die Wahrheit zu verbergen.

In einfachem Englisch: To change details or numbers so that problems or the truth are hidden.

• He fudged the figures.
• They fudged the results to make the experiment look successful.
• You cannot fudge the numbers just to meet your target.

Synonyme: manipulate, doctor

Häufige Wendungen: fudge the figures, fudge the results, fudge the numbers