charlatan
der Scharlatan, die Scharlatane
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charlatan
A person who pretends to be a professional or healer despite lacking sufficient knowledge or skills, and who often cheats or deceives others.
Der Scharlatan versprach den Kranken eine sichere Heilung ohne jeden wissenschaftlichen Beweis.
The charlatan promised the sick a guaranteed cure without any scientific evidence.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Scharlatane |
| genitive | des Scharlatans |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Scharlatan | die Scharlatane |
| accusative | den Scharlatan | die Scharlatane |
| dative | dem Scharlatan | den Scharlatanen |
| genitive | des Scharlatans | der Scharlatane |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Scharlatan' (charlatan) is clearly derogatory. Calling someone this amounts to a serious accusation, so the word is not suitable as a neutral description of a person.
In ihrem Artikel bezeichnete die Journalistin den selbst ernannten Experten als Scharlatan.
In her article, the journalist called the self-proclaimed expert a charlatan.
A typical collocation is 'jemanden als Scharlatan entlarven' (to expose someone as a charlatan). This describes uncovering a person's deception.
Nach gründlichen Recherchen entlarvte die Reporterin den angeblichen Arzt als Scharlatan.
After thorough research, the reporter exposed the alleged doctor as a charlatan.
When someone trusts a charlatan and is deceived as a result, the expression 'auf einen Scharlatan hereinfallen' (to fall for a charlatan) is appropriate. The person after 'auf' is in the accusative.
Mit seiner Hoffnung auf schnelle Heilung fiel er auf einen Scharlatan herein.
Hoping for a quick cure, he fell for a charlatan.
