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1 timo
m.1 swindle (estafa).¡eso es el timo de la estampita! (informal) it's a complete rip-off!2 trick (informal) (engaño).3 thymus (anatomy).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: timar.* * *1 (estafa) swindle, fiddle, confidence trick\dar un timo / dar el timo to swindle, cheat————————1 (glándula) thymus* * *noun m.con, swindle* * *SM swindle, con trick *dar un timo a algn — to swindle sb, con sb *
¡es un timo! — it's a rip-off! *
* * *masculino (fam) con (colloq), scam (colloq)* * *= confidence trick, swindle, rip-off, swindling, cheating, hocus pocus, con trick, con, con job.Ex. Unless universal education is nothing more than a confidence trick, there must be more people today who can benefit by real library service than ever there were in the past.Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex. The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.Ex. The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.Ex. The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.Ex. The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.Ex. He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.Ex. The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.* * *masculino (fam) con (colloq), scam (colloq)* * *= confidence trick, swindle, rip-off, swindling, cheating, hocus pocus, con trick, con, con job.Ex: Unless universal education is nothing more than a confidence trick, there must be more people today who can benefit by real library service than ever there were in the past.
Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.Ex: The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.Ex: The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.Ex: He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.Ex: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.* * *le dieron un timo y perdió todos sus ahorros she was conned out of all her savings ( colloq)¡vaya timo de coche! this car has been a real rip-off o waste of money! ( colloq)Compuestos:ser el timo de la estampita to be an absolute rip-off ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo timar: ( conjugate timar)
timo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
timó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
timar
timo
timar ( conjugate timar) verbo transitivo
to swindle, cheat
timo sustantivo masculino (fam) con (colloq), scam (colloq)
timar vtr (estafar) to cheat, swindle
familiar rip off: te han timado, you've been swindled o cheated
timo m fam pey
1 (estafa) swindle, scam
familiar rip-off
2 fam pey (sin calidad) ¡vaya timo de película!, this film is a real rip-off!
' timo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelo
- engaño
- estafa
- golpe
English:
con
- rip-off
- scam
- confidence
- swindle
* * *timo nm1. [estafa] swindle;¡qué timo! what a rip-off!el timo de la estampita = confidence trick in which the victim buys a pile of pieces of paper thinking them to be bank notes; Fam¡eso es el timo de la estampita! it's a complete rip-off!2. Anat thymus* * *m confidence trick, swindle;dar el timo a alguien con s.o.* * ** * *timo n swindle -
2 tocomocho *
SMel timo del tocomocho — confidence trick involving the sale of a worthless lottery ticket
См. также в других словарях:
tocomocho — s. timo: vender como premiado un billete de lotería falso. ❙ «Hay los nacionalistas de la nación y los nacionalistas del tocomocho...» Francisco Umbral, El Mundo, 1.5.99. ❙ «Timo que consiste en ofrecer un décimo de lotería, supuestamente… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
tocomocho — ► sustantivo masculino 1 coloquial Estafa o timo que se comete vendiendo un billete de lotería en apariencia premiado por un precio inferior al valor del supuesto premio. 2 coloquial Billete de lotería empleado en este timo. * * * tocomocho… … Enciclopedia Universal
tocomocho — {{＃}}{{LM T37977}}{{〓}} {{［}}tocomocho{{］}} ‹to·co·mo·cho› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{※}}col.{{¤}} Timo que consiste en vender un billete de lotería falso, supuestamente premiado, por un valor inferior al del premio … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
Julio Coll — Nacimiento 7 de abril de 1919 Barcelona, España Fallecimiento 17 de enero de 1993 (73 años) Madrid, España Otros nombres Juli Coll Jules Coll Ocupación … Wikipedia Español
espabilado — s. cómplice de timador. ❙ «Espabilao: Cómplice del toquero en el timo del tocomocho.» JGR. ❙ «En el timo del tocomocho, el espabilao es el que hace de tonto.» DCB. ❙ «Espabilado. El que va con el toquero para dar el tocomocho. Lis ❙ to.» Ra. ❘ no … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
José Luis de los Reyes Leoz — (1962) es un historiador y pedagogo madrileño, que actualmente combina su trabajo como investigador con la docencia en la Facultad de Formación de Profesorado de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Contenido 1 Vida 2 Líneas de investigación 3 … Wikipedia Español
estafar — (Del ital. staffare, sacar el pie del estribo < staffa, estribo.) ► verbo transitivo 1 Quitar a una persona dinero u otra cosa de valor con engaño. SINÓNIMO timar 2 Decepcionar a alguien al no recibir aquello que esperaba o al recibirlo en mal … Enciclopedia Universal
estampita — s. timo: se vende un sobre repleto de billetes falsos. ❙ «Parece mentira, pero el tocomocho, la estampita [...] se siguen produciendo...» Manuel Giménez, Antología del timo … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
