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1 fraude
• bilk• confidence game• confidence trick• deceit• deception• defraudation• double-dealing• false pretences• fraud• fraudulent act• gold bond• gold brick• gold bullion• rip cord• rip into• rip off• rip open• ripeness• ripening cost• ripost• swindle• take in -
2 burlar
v.1 to evade.consiguió burlar a sus perseguidores she managed to outwit her pursuersEl ladrón burló la seguridad The thief evaded the security measures.2 to trick, to put on.Silvia burló a Ricardo Silvia tricked Richard.3 to get by.El auto burló a la policía The car got by the police.* * *1 to deceive, trick2 (eludir) to dodge, evade1 to mock (de, -), make fun (de, of), laugh (de, at)* * *verb- burlarse* * *1. VT1) (=engañar) [+ persona] to deceive, trick; [+ enemigo] to outwit; [+ vigilancia] to defeat; [+ bloqueo] to run2) (=frustrar) [+ ambición, plan] to thwart, frustrate; [+ esperanzas] to ruin, frustrate3) (=seducir) to seduce4) * (=saber usar) to know how to use, be able to handle2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < medidas de seguridad> to evade, get aroundb) < enemigo> to outwit2.burlarse v pronburlarse de algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody
* * *= mock, hoodwink, outwit, bilk, outfox, outsmart.Nota: Literalmente significa "ser más listo que".Ex. They laughed and screeched and mocked as long as I went on swearing.Ex. In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.Ex. With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.Ex. It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.----* burlar el sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < medidas de seguridad> to evade, get aroundb) < enemigo> to outwit2.burlarse v pronburlarse de algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody
* * *= mock, hoodwink, outwit, bilk, outfox, outsmart.Nota: Literalmente significa "ser más listo que".Ex: They laughed and screeched and mocked as long as I went on swearing.
Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.* burlar el sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.* * *burlar [A1 ]vt‹medidas de seguridad/control› to evade, get aroundel barco se fugó burlando la vigilancia de la marina the boat escaped despite being under navy surveillance■ burlarseburlarse DE algo/algn to make fun OF sth/sb¡de mí no se burla nadie! no-one makes fun of me!* * *
burlar ( conjugate burlar) verbo transitivo
burlarse verbo pronominal burlarse de algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb
burlar verbo transitivo
1 (engañar) to outwit
2 (esquivar) to evade
' burlar' also found in these entries:
English:
cheat
- outwit
- run
- out
* * *♦ vt[esquivar] to evade; [ley] to flout;consiguió burlar a sus perseguidores she managed to outwit her pursuers;el ladrón burló los sistemas de seguridad the thief found a way round the security systems;burla burlando without anyone noticing* * *I v/t1 riesgo, dificultad get round2 ( engañar) trick, take inII v/i mock* * *burlar vtengañar: to trick, to deceive* * *burlar vb2. (engañar) to trick -
3 estafar
v.to swindle.estafó cien millones a la empresa he defrauded the company of a hundred millionEl pillo defraudó a la tienda The thief defrauded the store.* * *1 to swindle, trick, cheat, defraud\me han estafado familiar I've been done, I've been had* * *verb* * *VT to swindle, defraud, twist *estafar algo a algn — to swindle sb out of sth, defraud sb of sth
¡me han estafado! — I've been done! *
* * *verbo transitivoa) (Der) to swindle, defraudestafarle algo a alguien — to defraud somebody of something, swindle somebody out of something
b) (fam) ( timar) to rip... off (colloq), to con (colloq)qué manera de estafar a la gente! — what a con o rip-off! (colloq)
* * *= cheat (on), defraud, rip off, swindle, shortchange, bilk, humbug, con, hoax.Ex. Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.Ex. The librarian wishes to maximise access to information while not defrauding authors and publishers.Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.Ex. It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.Ex. With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.Ex. More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.* * *verbo transitivoa) (Der) to swindle, defraudestafarle algo a alguien — to defraud somebody of something, swindle somebody out of something
b) (fam) ( timar) to rip... off (colloq), to con (colloq)qué manera de estafar a la gente! — what a con o rip-off! (colloq)
* * *= cheat (on), defraud, rip off, swindle, shortchange, bilk, humbug, con, hoax.Ex: Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.
Ex: The librarian wishes to maximise access to information while not defrauding authors and publishers.Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.* * *estafar [A1 ]vt1 ( Der) to swindle, defraud estafarle algo A algn to defraud sb OF sth, swindle sb OUT OF sthle estafó a la empresa varios millones de pesos he defrauded the company of several million pesos, he swindled the company out of several million pesos¡qué manera de estafar a la gente! what a con o rip-off! ( colloq)* * *
estafar ( conjugate estafar) verbo transitivo
estafarle algo a algn to defraud sb of sth, swindle sb out of sth
estafar verbo transitivo to swindle, cheat, trick: estafaron a un pensionista y le dejaron sin sus ahorros, they swindled the pensioner out of his entire savings
' estafar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
defraudar
- timar
- engañar
- robar
English:
chisel
- con
- defraud
- diddle
- fiddle
- rook
- swindle
- trick
- cheat
- rip
* * *estafar vt1. [timar, robar] to swindle;[a empresa, organización] to defraud;estafó millones a la empresa he defrauded the company of millions¿10.000 por esta camisa? a ti te han estafado 10,000 for that shirt? you've been ripped off o had* * *v/t swindle, cheat;estafar algo a alguien cheat s.o. out of sth, defraud s.o. of sth* * *estafar vtdefraudar: to swindle, to defraud* * *estafar vb to swindle -
4 estafa
f.1 swindle (timo, robo).2 fraud, cheat, bilk, theft.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: estafar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: estafar.* * *1 fraud, swindle* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=timo) swindle, trick2) (Com, Econ) racket, ramp ** * *a) (Der) fraud, criminal deceptionb) (fam) ( timo) rip-off (colloq), con (colloq)* * *= scam, swindle, rip-off, swindling, cheating, confidence scam, con trick, con, con job.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 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. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.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.----* estafa comercial = business scam.* estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.* * *a) (Der) fraud, criminal deceptionb) (fam) ( timo) rip-off (colloq), con (colloq)* * *= scam, swindle, rip-off, swindling, cheating, confidence scam, con trick, con, con job.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 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: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.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.* estafa comercial = business scam.* estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.* * *1 ( Der) fraud, criminal deceptionlo han condenado por estafa y malversación de fondos he was found guilty of fraud and embezzlementse ha descubierto una estafa en la venta de los terrenos fraud o a swindle has been discovered involving the sale of the land* * *
Del verbo estafar: ( conjugate estafar)
estafa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
estafa
estafar
estafa sustantivo femenino
estafar ( conjugate estafar) verbo transitivo
estafale algo a algn to defraud sb of sth, swindle sb out of sth
estafa sustantivo femenino swindle: lo encontraron culpable de estafa, he was found guilty of fraud
estafar verbo transitivo to swindle, cheat, trick: estafaron a un pensionista y le dejaron sin sus ahorros, they swindled the pensioner out of his entire savings
' estafa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cambiazo
- camelo
- engaño
- timo
- robo
English:
cheat
- con
- fraud
- rip-off
- scam
- show up
- swindle
- confidence
* * *estafa nf1. [timo, robo] swindle;[a empresa, organización] fraud;fue condenado por el delito de estafa he was convicted of fraud;hicieron una estafa a la empresa de varios millones they swindled several million out of the company, they defrauded the company of several million* * *f swindle, cheat* * *estafa nf: swindle, fraud* * *estafa n swindle -
5 escamotear
v.to juggle, to sneak, to bilk, to juggle away.* * *1 (hacer desaparecer) to make vanish, make disappear3 familiar (problema, dificultad) to skip, skirt round4 (ocultar) to keep secret* * *VT1) (=hacer desaparecer) to make vanish, whisk away; [+ naipe] to palm; (Téc) to retract2) * (=robar) to lift *, pinch *3) [+ hechos, verdad] to hide, cover up4) (=esquivar) [+ responsabilidad] to shirk* * *verbo transitivola navaja que había escamoteado — the knife he had slipped through o had kept hidden
b) ( no dar) (+ me/te/le etc)le escamotean al espectador algo que ha pagado — they are cheating the audience out of something they have paid for
* * *verbo transitivola navaja que había escamoteado — the knife he had slipped through o had kept hidden
b) ( no dar) (+ me/te/le etc)le escamotean al espectador algo que ha pagado — they are cheating the audience out of something they have paid for
* * *escamotear [A1 ]vt1 (ocultar) ‹naipe› to palm; ‹informe› to keep … secretla navaja que había escamoteado en el aeropuerto the knife he had slipped through at o had kept hidden at the airportescamotearon el segundo informe they kept the second report secret, they concealed the second report, they did not make the second report public/available2 (no dar) (+ me/te/le etc):le escamotean al espectador algo que ha pagado they are robbing the audience of o ( colloq) doing the audience out of something they have paid forla recompensa que le fue prometida y escamoteada the reward he was promised but never givennos escamoteaban la información they were not giving us the information, they were not allowing us access to the information, they were keeping the information (secret) from us* * *
escamotear ( conjugate escamotear) verbo transitivo
‹ informe› to keep … secret;
escamotear vtr pey to scrimp, hold back on: no hay que escamotear en gastos, we don't have to hold back on expenses
* * *escamotear vt1. [ocultar] to keep secret;la prensa escamoteó información a la opinión pública the press concealed information from the public;el gobierno ha escamoteado los resultados de la encuesta the government has suppressed the results of the surveymi hermano me escamoteó la calculadora my brother swiped my calculator3. [hacer desaparecer] to (cause to) vanish* * *v/t1 ( ocultar) hide, conceal2 ( negar) withhold* * *escamotear vt1) : to palm, to conceal3) : to hide, to cover up -
6 tracalear
v.to cheat, to bilk, to swindle, to bamboozle.* * *verbo transitivo (Méx, Ven fam) to cheat, swindle* * *verbo transitivo (Méx, Ven fam) to cheat, swindle* * *tracalear [A1 ]vt(Méx, Ven fam) to cheat, swindle* * *
tracalear ( conjugate tracalear) verbo transitivo (Méx, Ven fam) to cheat, swindle
' tracalear' also found in these entries:
English:
rip
* * *tracalear viMéx, Ven Fam to trick, to diddle -
7 conducir con engańo a
• bamboozle into• befool into• beguile into• bilk into• con into• deceive into• delude into• dupe into• foamy point• fob pocket• fool into• hoodmold• hoodwinking• trichromatism• trick or treat -
8 estafa
• barratry• bilk• cheating• con game• confidence trick• defraudation• double-dealing• embezzlement• fake• fraud• put-up job• ramp• rip cord• rip into• rip off• rip open• ripeness• ripening cost• ripost• scam• swindle• swindling• thecal• theft• theft insurance -
9 evitar pagar
v.1 to avoid paying, to bilk, to avoid payment of.2 to avoid payment, to avoid paying, to avoid the payment.
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