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swindle [ˊswɪndl]1. n надува́тельство2. v обма́нывать, надува́ть;to swindle money out of a person, to swindle a person out of his money взять у кого́-л. де́ньги обма́нным путём, вы́манить у кого́-л. де́ньги
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[ˈswɪndl]swindle мошенничать swindle мошенничество swindle надувательство swindle обман swindle обманным путем продавать сомнительные ценные бумаги swindle обманывать, надувать; to swindle money out of a person, to swindle a person out of his money взять (у кого-л.) деньги обманным путем, выманить (у кого-л.) деньги swindle обманывать, надувать swindle обманывать swindle обманывать, надувать; to swindle money out of a person, to swindle a person out of his money взять (у кого-л.) деньги обманным путем, выманить (у кого-л.) деньги swindle обманывать, надувать; to swindle money out of a person, to swindle a person out of his money взять (у кого-л.) деньги обманным путем, выманить (у кого-л.) деньги -
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ˈswɪndl
1. сущ. мошенничество, надувательство, обман Syn: trickery, cheating
2. гл. обманывать, надувать, вводить в заблуждение Syn: beguile into, beguile out of, cheat into, chisel out, con into, con out of, cozen, deceive, defraud
2), delude, diddle
1), do out of, gull II
2., shaft
3), trap into, trick into, trick out of обман, мошенничество, надувательство обманывать, мошенничать, надувать - to * smth. out of smb., to * smb. out of smth. выманить у кого-л. что-л., взять у кого-л. что-л. обманным путем - I am not so easily *d меня не так легко надуть - to * smb. into buying an inferior article всучить кому-л. недоброкачественный товар swindle мошенничать ~ мошенничество ~ надувательство ~ обман ~ обманным путем продавать сомнительные ценные бумаги ~ обманывать, надувать;
to swindle money out of a person, to swindle a person out of his money взять ( у кого-л.) деньги обманным путем, выманить (у кого-л.) деньги ~ обманывать, надувать ~ обманывать ~ обманывать, надувать;
to swindle money out of a person, to swindle a person out of his money взять (у кого-л.) деньги обманным путем, выманить (у кого-л.) деньги ~ обманывать, надувать;
to swindle money out of a person, to swindle a person out of his money взять (у кого-л.) деньги обманным путем, выманить (у кого-л.) деньги -
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I ['swɪndl]nome truffa f.II ['swɪndl]verbo transitivo truffareto swindle sb. out of sth. — fregare qcs. a qcn
* * *['swindl] 1. verb(to cheat: That shopkeeper has swindled me!; He swindled me out of $4.) imbrogliare2. noun(an act or example of swindling; a fraud: an insurance swindle; Our new car's a swindle - it's falling to pieces.) imbroglio- swindler* * *swindle /ˈswɪndl/n.2 (fam.) fregatura; bidone (fig.): This gadget is a real swindle, questo aggeggio è una vera fregatura; What a swindle!, che bidone!● ( slang) swindle sheet, nota spese.(to) swindle /ˈswɪndl/A v. t.frodare; imbrogliare; raggirare; truffare; turlupinareB v. i.● to swindle money out of sb., estorcere denaro a q. con l'inganno; fregare soldi a q. (fam.)swindlern.imbroglione; truffatore; turlupinatore; farabutto; mariolo; bidonista (fam.).* * *I ['swɪndl]nome truffa f.II ['swɪndl]verbo transitivo truffareto swindle sb. out of sth. — fregare qcs. a qcn
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['swɪndl]1) Общая лексика: мошенничать, мошенничество, надувательство, надувать, надуть (swindle money out of a person, swindle a person out of his money - взять у кого-либ деньги обманным путём выманить у кого-либо деньги), обман, обманом выманивать, обмануть, обманывать, объегорить, облапошить, облапошивать2) Разговорное выражение: махлевать (-Давай сыграем в карты.-Давай. Только чур не махлевать.-Let's play cards.-Sure. But swear you won't cheat.; стараться обмануть, схитрить to try to make money off smb. through deception), мухлевать (-Давай сыграем в карты.-Давай. Только чур не махлевать.-Let's play cards.-Sure. But swear you won't cheat.; стараться обмануть, схитрить to try to make money off smb. through deception), нагреть (smb. out of smth. - он нагрел его на сто рублей - he swindled him out of a hundred roubles)3) Бухгалтерия: обманным образом продавать сомнительные ценные бумаги4) Сленг: договор, деловой контракт, мелкие деньги5) Банковское дело: обманным путём продавать сомнительные ценные бумаги6) Деловая лексика: афера7) юр.Н.П. жульничать, жульничество, совершать мошенничество, совершить мошенничество8) Безопасность: злостная афера -
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n. zwendel, bedrog--------v. oplichten; bedriegenswindle1[ swindl] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉2 zwendel ⇒ bedrog, oplichterij————————swindle2〈 werkwoord〉1 oplichten ⇒ afzetten, bedriegen♦voorbeelden: -
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1. nounнадувательство2. verbобманывать, надувать; to swindle money out of a person, to swindle a person out of his money взять у кого-л. деньги обманным путем, выманить у кого-л. деньгиSyn:cheat* * *1 (n) мошенничество; надувательство; обман2 (v) мошенничать; надувать; надуть; обмануть; обманывать* * *мошенничество, надувательство, обман* * *[swin·dle || 'swɪndl] n. мошенничество, надувательство, обман v. надувать, жульничать, обманывать* * *жульничествомошенничествонадуватьнадутьобдуритьобманутьодурачивать* * *1. сущ. мошенничество 2. гл. обманывать, надувать, вводить в заблуждение -
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1. nобман, шахрайство, обдурювання2. vобманювати, обдурювати, ошукувати; шахраювати* * *I [`swindl] nобман, шахрайство, обдурюванняII [`swindl] vобманювати, ошукувати, шахраювати -
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['swɪndl] 1. vобма́нювати, ошу́кувати, обду́рювати2. nto swindle money out of a person — вима́нювати у ко́гось гро́ші
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/'swindl/ * danh từ - sự lừa đảo, sự bịp bợm * nội động từ - lừa đảo, bịp bợm * ngoại động từ - lừa, bịp =to swindle money out of somebody+ lừa tiền của ai -
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swindle [ˈswɪndl]1. noun* * *['swɪndl] 1.noun escroquerie f2.transitive verb escroquerto swindle somebody out of something — soutirer or escroquer quelque chose à quelqu'un
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'swindl 1. verb(to cheat: That shopkeeper has swindled me!; He swindled me out of $4.) svindle, lure2. noun(an act or example of swindling; a fraud: an insurance swindle; Our new car's a swindle - it's falling to pieces.) svindel(affære), lureri- swindlerbedra--------svindleIsubst. \/ˈswɪndl\/svindel, bedrageri, bløffIIverb \/ˈswɪndl\/bedra, lure (til seg), narre, svindle• she swindled £100 from her brotherbe easily swindled være lettlurtswindle someone out of their money lure pengene fra noen -
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(to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.) dejar entrar/salirout adv1. fuerathey're out in the garden están fuera, en el jardínmy father is in, but my mother has gone out mi padre está en casa, pero mi madre ha salido2. apagado3. en voz altatr[aʊt]1 (outside) fuera, afuera■ could you wait out there? ¿podrías esperar allí fuera?■ is it cold out? ¿hace frío en la calle?2 (move outside) fuera■ get out! ¡fuera!3 (not in) fuera■ there's no answer, they must be out no contestan, deben de haber salido■ shall we eat out? ¿comemos fuera?7 (available, existing) diferentes traducciones■ when will her new book be out? ¿cuándo saldrá su nuevo libro?9 (flowers) en flor; (sun, stars, etc) que ha salido■ the sun's out ha salido el sol, brilla el sol, hace sol10 (protruding) que se sale■ don't put your tongue out! ¡no saques la lengua!11 (clearly, loudly) en voz alta12 (to the end) hasta el final; (completely) completamente, totalmente13 SMALLRADIO/SMALL (end of message) fuera1 (extinguished) apagado,-a2 (unconscious) inconsciente; (asleep) dormido,-a■ the boxer knocked his opponent out el boxeador dejó K.O. a su contrincante■ he's out! ¡lo han eliminado!4 (wrong, not accurate) equivocado,-a■ my calculation was out by £5 mi cálculo tenía un error de 5 libras5 (not fashionable) pasado,-a de moda6 (out of order) estropeado,-a7 (unacceptable) prohibido,-a8 (on strike) en huelga9 (tide) bajo,-a10 (over, finished) acabado,-a1 (away from, no longer in) fuera de2 (from a state of) fuera de■ out of print agotado,-a3 (not involved in) fuera de4 (from among) de5 (without) sin■ we're out of tea se nos ha acabado el té, nos hemos quedado sin té■ he's out of work está parado, está sin trabajo6 (because of) por7 (using, made from) de■ made out of wood hecho,-a de madera8 (from) de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLout of favour en desgraciaout of sight, out of mind ojos que no ven, corazón que no sienteout of sorts indispuesto,-aout of this world extraordinario,-aout with it! ¡dilo ya!, ¡suéltalo ya!to feel out of it sentirse excluido,-ato be out and about (from illness) estar recuperado,-ato be out for something querer algoto be out of one's head / be out of one's mind estar loco,-ato be out to lunch SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL estar loco,-ato be out to do something estar decidido,-a a hacer algoout tray bandeja de salidasout ['aʊt] vi: revelarse, hacerse conocidoout advshe opened the door and looked out: abrió la puerta y miró para afuerato eat out: comer afuerathey let the secret out: sacaron el secreto a la luzhis money ran out: se le acabó el dineroto turn out the light: apagar la luz5) outside: fuera, afueraout in the garden: afuera en el jardín6) aloud: en voz alta, en altoto cry out: gritarout adj1) external: externo, exterior2) outlying: alejado, distantethe out islands: las islas distantes3) absent: ausente4) unfashionable: fuera de moda5) extinguished: apagadoout prepI looked out the window: miré por la ventanashe ran out the door: corrió por la puerta2) out ofadj.• fuera adj.adv.• afuera adv.• fuera adv.prep.• allá en prep.
I aʊt1) adverb2)a) ( outside) fuera, afuera (esp AmL)is the cat in or out? — ¿el gato está (a)dentro or (a)fuera?
all the books on Dickens are out — todos los libros sobre Dickens están prestados; see also out of
b) (not at home, work)he's out to o at lunch — ha salido a comer
to eat o (frml) dine out — cenar/comer fuera or (esp AmL) afuera
3) ( removed)4)a) (indicating movement, direction)b) (outstretched, projecting)the dog had its tongue out — el perro tenía la lengua fuera or (esp AmL) afuera
arms out, legs together — brazos extendidos, piernas juntas
5) ( indicating distance)ten miles out — ( Naut) a diez millas de la costa
6)a) (ejected, dismissed)b) (from hospital, jail)c) ( out of office)7) ( in phrases)out for: Lewis was out for revenge Lewis quería vengarse; out to + inf: she's out to beat the record está decidida a batir el récord; they're only out to make money su único objetivo es hacer dinero; they're out to get you! — andan tras de ti!, van a por ti! (Esp); see also out of
8)a) (displayed, not put away)are the plates out yet? — ¿están puestos ya los platos?
b) ( in blossom) en florc) ( shining)when the sun's out — cuando hay or hace sol
9)a) (revealed, in the open)once the news was out, she left the country — en cuanto se supo la noticia, se fue del país
out with it! who stole the documents? — dilo ya! ¿quién robó los documentos?
b) (published, produced)a report out today points out that... — un informe publicado hoy señala que...
c) ( in existence) (colloq)10) (clearly, loudly)he said it out loud — lo dijo en voz alta; see also call, cry, speak out
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1) (pred)a) ( extinguished)to be out — \<\<fire/light/pipe\>\> estar* apagado
b) ( unconscious) inconsciente, sin conocimientoafter five vodkas she was out cold — con cinco vodkas, quedó fuera de combate (fam)
2) (pred)a) ( at an end)before the month/year is out — antes de que acabe el mes/año
b) ( out of fashion) pasado de moda; see also go out 7) a)c) ( out of the question) (colloq)smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out — ni hablar de fumar en los dormitorios (fam), está terminantemente prohibido fumar en los dormitorios
3) ( Sport)a) ( eliminated)b) ( outside limit) (pred) fuerait was out — cayó or fue fuera
out! — ( call by line-judge or umpire) out!
4) ( inaccurate) (pred)you're way o a long way o miles out — andas muy lejos or muy errado
5) (without, out of) (colloq) (pred)6) < homosexual> declarado
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he looked out the window — miró (hacia afuera) por la ventana; see also out of 1)
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1)a) ( in baseball) out m, hombre m fuerab) ( escape) (AmE colloq) escapatoria f2) outs pl (AmE)a)to be on the outs with somebody — estar* enemistado con alguien
b) ( those not in power)
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transitive verb revelar la homosexualidad de[aʊt]1. ADVWhen out is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg go out, put out, walk out, look up the verb.1) (=not in) fuera, afuerait's cold out — fuera or afuera hace frío
they're out in the garden — están fuera or afuera en el jardín
to be out — (=not at home) no estar (en casa)
Mr Green is out — el señor Green no está or (LAm) no se encuentra
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to have a day out — pasar un día fuera de casa•
out you go! — ¡fuera!•
the journey out — el viaje de ida•
to have a night out — salir por la noche (a divertirse); (drinking) salir de juerga or (LAm) de parranda•
to run out — salir corriendo•
the tide is out — la marea está bajasecond I, 3., 3)•
out with him! — ¡fuera con él!, ¡que le echen fuera!2) (=on strike)she's out in Kuwait — se fue a Kuwait, está en Kuwait
three days out from Plymouth — (Naut) a tres días de Plymouth
4)• to be out, when the sun is out — cuando brilla el sol
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to come out, when the sun comes out — cuando sale el sol5) (=in existence) que hay, que ha habidowhen will the magazine be out? — ¿cuándo sale la revista?
the book is out — se ha publicado el libro, ha salido el libro
6) (=in the open) conocido(-a), fuera•
your secret's out — tu secreto se ha descubierto or ha salido a la luz•
out with it! — ¡desembucha!, ¡suéltalo ya!, ¡suelta la lengua! (LAm)7) (=to or at an end) terminado(-a)8) [lamp, fire, gas] apagado(-a)"lights out at ten pm" — "se apagan las luces a las diez"
9) (=not in fashion) pasado(-a) de modalong dresses are out — ya no se llevan los vestidos largos, los vestidos largos están pasados de moda
10) (=not in power)11) (Sport) [player] fuera de juego; [boxer] fuera de combate; [loser] eliminado(-a)that's it, Liverpool are out — ya está, Liverpool queda eliminado
you're out — (in games) quedas eliminado
out! — ¡fuera!
12) (indicating error) equivocado(-a)your watch is five minutes out — su reloj lleva cinco minutos de atraso/de adelanto
13) (indicating loudness, clearness) en voz alta, en altoright 2., 1), straight 2., 1)speak out (loud)! — ¡habla en voz alta or fuerte!
he's out for all he can get — busca sus propios fines, anda detrás de lo suyo
15)to be out — (=unconscious) estar inconsciente; (=drunk) estar completamente borracho; (=asleep) estar durmiendo como un tronco
I was out for some minutes — estuve inconsciente durante varios minutos, estuve varios minutos sin conocimiento
16)17) (=worn through)18)When out of is part of a set combination, eg out of danger, out of proportion, out of sight, look up the other word.out of —
a) (=outside, beyond) fuera de•
to go out of the house — salir de la casa•
to look out of the window — mirar por la ventana•
to throw sth out of a window — tirar algo por una ventana•
to turn sb out of the house — echar a algn de la casa- feel out of itdanger 1., proportion 1., 1), range 1., 5), season 1., 2), sight 1., 2)b) (cause, motive) pornecessity, spite•
out of respect for you — por el respeto que te tengoc) (origin) de•
a box made out of wood — una caja (hecha) de maderad) (=from among) de cadae) (=without) sinit's out of stock — (Comm) está agotado
breath 1., 1)to be out of hearts — (Cards) tener fallo a corazones
f) (Vet)Blue Ribbon, by Black Rum out of Grenada — el caballo Blue Ribbon, hijo de Black Rum y de la yegua Grenada
2.3.VT (=expose as homosexual) revelar la homosexualidad de4.VI* * *
I [aʊt]1) adverb2)a) ( outside) fuera, afuera (esp AmL)is the cat in or out? — ¿el gato está (a)dentro or (a)fuera?
all the books on Dickens are out — todos los libros sobre Dickens están prestados; see also out of
b) (not at home, work)he's out to o at lunch — ha salido a comer
to eat o (frml) dine out — cenar/comer fuera or (esp AmL) afuera
3) ( removed)4)a) (indicating movement, direction)b) (outstretched, projecting)the dog had its tongue out — el perro tenía la lengua fuera or (esp AmL) afuera
arms out, legs together — brazos extendidos, piernas juntas
5) ( indicating distance)ten miles out — ( Naut) a diez millas de la costa
6)a) (ejected, dismissed)b) (from hospital, jail)c) ( out of office)7) ( in phrases)out for: Lewis was out for revenge Lewis quería vengarse; out to + inf: she's out to beat the record está decidida a batir el récord; they're only out to make money su único objetivo es hacer dinero; they're out to get you! — andan tras de ti!, van a por ti! (Esp); see also out of
8)a) (displayed, not put away)are the plates out yet? — ¿están puestos ya los platos?
b) ( in blossom) en florc) ( shining)when the sun's out — cuando hay or hace sol
9)a) (revealed, in the open)once the news was out, she left the country — en cuanto se supo la noticia, se fue del país
out with it! who stole the documents? — dilo ya! ¿quién robó los documentos?
b) (published, produced)a report out today points out that... — un informe publicado hoy señala que...
c) ( in existence) (colloq)10) (clearly, loudly)he said it out loud — lo dijo en voz alta; see also call, cry, speak out
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1) (pred)a) ( extinguished)to be out — \<\<fire/light/pipe\>\> estar* apagado
b) ( unconscious) inconsciente, sin conocimientoafter five vodkas she was out cold — con cinco vodkas, quedó fuera de combate (fam)
2) (pred)a) ( at an end)before the month/year is out — antes de que acabe el mes/año
b) ( out of fashion) pasado de moda; see also go out 7) a)c) ( out of the question) (colloq)smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out — ni hablar de fumar en los dormitorios (fam), está terminantemente prohibido fumar en los dormitorios
3) ( Sport)a) ( eliminated)b) ( outside limit) (pred) fuerait was out — cayó or fue fuera
out! — ( call by line-judge or umpire) out!
4) ( inaccurate) (pred)you're way o a long way o miles out — andas muy lejos or muy errado
5) (without, out of) (colloq) (pred)6) < homosexual> declarado
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he looked out the window — miró (hacia afuera) por la ventana; see also out of 1)
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1)a) ( in baseball) out m, hombre m fuerab) ( escape) (AmE colloq) escapatoria f2) outs pl (AmE)a)to be on the outs with somebody — estar* enemistado con alguien
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[aʊt]1. adv1) (gen) fuorito be out and about again ( Brit); to be out and around again Am — essere di nuovo in piedi
the ball is out Sport — la palla è fuori
they're out in the garden — sono fuori in giardino
Mr Green is out — il signor Green non c'è or è uscito
out (loud)! — parla forte!2)she's out in Kuwait — è via in Kuwait
the boat was 10 miles out — la barca era a 10 miglia dalla costa
it carried us out to sea — ci portò al largo
3) figto be out — (person: unconscious) essere privo (-a) di sensi, (on strike) essere in sciopero, (out of game etc) essere eliminato (-a), (out of fashion) essere out inv or passato (-a) di moda, (have appeared: sun, moon) splendere, (flowers) sbocciare, (news, secret) essere rivelato (-a), (book) uscire, (extinguished: fire, light, gas) essere spento (-a)
she is out and away the best — è di gran lunga la migliore
he was out in his reckoning (by 5%) — si sbagliava nei suoi calcoli (del 5%)
before the week was out — prima della fine della settimana
4)he's out for all he can get — sta cercando di trarne il massimo profitto
5)they're out to get me — mi danno la caccia
2.out of prep
1) (outside, beyond) fuorito feel out of it fam — sentirsi escluso (-a)
to go out of the house — uscire di casa
we're well out of it fam — per fortuna ne siamo fuori
2) (cause, motive) per3) (origin, source) daBlue Ribbon, by Black Rum out of Grenada (esp) Horse-breeding — Blue Ribbon, figlio di Black Rum e Grenada
it was like something out of a nightmare — era come in un incubo
4) (from among) su1
out of every 3 smokers — 1 fumatore su 39
marks out of 10 — 9 punti su 105) (without) senzato be out of sth — essere rimasto (-a) senza qc
it's out of stock Comm — non è disponibile
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['swɪndl] 1. сущ.мошенничество, надувательство, обманSyn:2. гл.обманывать, надуватьHe has swindled his wife out of all money she possessed. — Он выудил у своей жены все её деньги.
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обманом заставить кого-л. сделать что-л. The clever salesman beguiled the old lady out of her money. ≈ Опытный продавец заставил эту старую леди раскошелиться. Syn: beguile into, cheat into, chisel out, con into, con out of, cozen, deceive, defraud
2), delude, diddle
1), do out of, gull II
2., shaft
3), swindle
2., trap into, trick into, trick out ofБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > beguile out of
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выманивать (деньги и т. п.) The clever salesman was able to trick the old lady out of her money with his charm. ≈ Умелому продавцу удавалось выманить деньги у старушки благодаря своему обаянию. Syn: beguile into, beguile out of, cheat into, chisel out, con into, con out of, cozen, deceive, defraud
2), delude, diddle
1), do out of, gull II
2., shaft
3), swindle
2., trap into, trick into, trick out ofБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > trick out of
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izkrāpt kādam nauduEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to swindle out money of somebody
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20 escroquer
escroquer [εskʀɔke]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *ɛskʀɔkeverbe transitif to swindleescroquer quelque chose à quelqu'un, escroquer quelqu'un de quelque chose — to swindle somebody out of something
* * *ɛskʀɔke vt* * *escroquer verb table: aimer vtr to swindle, to rip [sb] off○; escroquer qch à qn, escroquer qn de qch to swindle sb out of sth; se faire escroquer to be swindled ou ripped off○.[ɛskrɔke] verbe transitifescroquer de l'argent à quelqu'un to swindle money out of somebody, to swindle somebody out of (his/her) money2. [extorquer]
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swindle — swin‧dle [ˈswɪndl] verb [transitive] LAW to get money from someone dishonestly by deceiving them: swindle somebody out of something • He was convicted of charges that he swindled clients and partners out of £3.5 million. swindle something out of… … Financial and business terms
swindle — v. (D; tr.) to swindle out of (to swindle smb. out of money) * * * [ swɪndl] (D; tr.) to swindle out of (to swindle smb. out of money) … Combinatory dictionary
swindle — UK [ˈswɪnd(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms swindle : present tense I/you/we/they swindle he/she/it swindles present participle swindling past tense swindled past participle swindled to cheat someone in order to get their money swindle… … English dictionary
swindle — swin|dle1 [ˈswındl] v [T] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: swindler person who swindles (18 21 centuries), from German schwindler someone confused or unbalanced ] to get money from someone by deceiving them = ↑cheat swindle sb out of sth ▪ a businessman … Dictionary of contemporary English
swindle — swin|dle [ swındl ] verb transitive to cheat someone in order to get their money: swindle someone out of something: The landlord tried to swindle us out of our deposit. swindle something out of someone: They were accused of swindling millions of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swindle — 1 verb (T) to get money from someone by deceiving them: swindle sb out of sth: He made a fortune swindling old ladies out of their life savings. 2 noun (C) a situation where someone gets money by deceiving someone else: a big tax swindle … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
swindle — index bait (lure), betray (lead astray), bilk, bunko, cheat, circumvent, deceive … Law dictionary
Swindle (Childrens' book) — Summary The book, Swindle, by Gordon Korman, is a fun and exciting adventure story of a boy named Griffin Bing, or as his friend, Ben Slovak calls him “The Man with the Plan.” Griffin and Ben has a sleepover at a doomed house that is scheduled to … Wikipedia
swindle — [[t]swɪ̱nd(ə)l[/t]] swindles, swindling, swindled VERB If someone swindles a person or an organization, they deceive them in order to get something valuable from them, especially money. [V n out of n] A City businessman swindled investors out of… … English dictionary
swindle — v. & n. v.tr. (often foll. by out of) 1 cheat (a person) of money, possessions, etc. (was swindled out of all his savings). 2 cheat a person of (money etc.) (swindled all his savings out of him). n. 1 an act of swindling. 2 a person or thing… … Useful english dictionary
swindle — swindleable, adj. swindler, n. swindlingly, adv. /swin dl/, v., swindled, swindling, n. v.t. 1. to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets. 2. to obtain by fraud or deceit. v.i. 3. to put forward plausible schemes or use… … Universalium
