Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
taken in
English answer:
misled/deceived
English term
Italy
Accurate translations
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 5 more.
taken in
This part belongs to a letter between one of the main characters (Morris) and his soon-to-be ex-wife.
"I guess it's the first real letter I've ever received from you, I mean apart from scrawls on hotel notepaper about meeting you at the airport or sending on your lecture notes. Reading it made you seem almost human, somehow. Of course, I could see you were trying like hell to be witty and charming, but that's all right, as long as I'm not taken in. And I'm not. Are you receiving me, Morris? I am not taken in. I'm not going to change my mind about the divorce, so please don't waste typewriter ribbon trying to make me."
What would be the exact meaning of "taken in" here? Deceived? Misled?
Thank you!
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Non-PRO (1): B D Finch
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Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
misled/deceived
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Note added at 9 mins (2013-02-13 00:56:01 GMT)
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so, really it's meaning 2 here
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/take+someon...
2cheat, fool, or deceive someone:
she tried to pass this off as an amusing story, but nobody was taken in
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TO cheat deceive or fool
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take someone for a ride
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Note added at 11 mins (2013-02-13 00:57:47 GMT)
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it's what con artists do!
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Note added at 17 mins (2013-02-13 01:04:03 GMT)
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so you could also say she doesn't want to be conned/or has no intention of being conned ...by his charm offensive
glad to help!
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Joseph Tein
: I think both are correct, although I would go for "deceived". "Duped" would also work here.
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Thanks Joseph! Yes, "duped" would also work
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Martin Riordan
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Thanks Martin!
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ancaZ
: sucked in, taken back, fooled into relapsing, dragged back in
She will not let herself persuaded by (...)
He can pretend (or try) to be charming, and it's all right as long as she will not fall for it.
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Thank you! Yes, sucked in/fooled would also work but "dragged back/taken back/relapsing" not the same:-)
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British Diana
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Thank you!
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B D Finch
: Noting that most of ancaZ's suggested synonyms are wrong.
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yep, thank you!
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katsy
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Thanks Katsy!
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