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1 cheat
[ i:t] 1. verb(to act dishonestly to gain an advantage: He cheats at cards; He was cheated (out of ten dollars).) enganar2. noun1) (a person who cheats: He only wins because he is a cheat.) batoteiro2) (a dishonest trick.) batota* * *[tʃi:t] n 1 impostor, trapaceiro, embusteiro, enganador. 2 fraude, logro, engano. 3 imitação. 4 cola (anotação usada ocultamente pelo estudante, no decorrer do exame). • vt+vi 1 enganar, iludir, trapacear, defraudar. 2 burlar. 3 matar o tempo. 4 frustrar, baldar. 5 colar (copiar clandestinamente nos exames). to cheat on trair sexualmente. to cheat someone out of something passar um conto do vigário. to feel cheated sentir que foi tratado injustamente. to put a cheat upon enganar. -
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3 short-change
verb (to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change.) enganar no troco* * *short-change[ʃ'ɔ:t tʃeindʒ] vt enganar no troco, defraudar. -
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verb (to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change.) enganar no troco -
5 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) parafuso2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) apertadela2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) aparafusar2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) (des)aparafusar3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).)4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.)•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courage* * *[skru:] n 1 parafuso. 2 fuso. 3 hélice. 4 volta de parafuso, movimento fusiforme. 5 algo semelhante a um parafuso. 6 cavalo cansado. 7 coll guarda de prisão, carcereiro. • vt+vi 1 parafusar, atarraxar. 2 montar ou desmontar por meio de parafusos. 3 torcer, rosquear. 4 fixar com parafuso. 5 forçar, comprimir, esticar por meio de parafusos. 6 apertar, oprimir. 7 deturpar, alterar, falsificar, contorcer. 8 vulg trepar, foder. differential screw rosca diferencial. endless screw rosca sem fim. female screw rosca fêmea. male screw rosca macha. to give the screw a turn exercer pressão. to have a screw loose fig ter um parafuso solto. to put the screw on somebody exercer pressão sobre alguém. to screw down desparafusar. to screw out extorquir, arrancar, fig espremer. we screwed it out of him / sl apertamo-lo até confessar. to screw tight apertar com parafuso. to screw up 1 apertar um parafuso, instigar. 2 confundir, errar, atrapalhar tudo. -
6 swindle
['swindl] 1. verb(to cheat: That shopkeeper has swindled me!; He swindled me out of $4.) burlar2. noun(an act or example of swindling; a fraud: an insurance swindle; Our new car's a swindle - it's falling to pieces.) vigarice- swindler* * *swin.dle[sw'indəl] n engano, fraude. • vt+vi 1 lograr, enganar, fraudar, calotear. 2 obter fraudulentamente. -
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[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) parafuso2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) aperto2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) parafusar2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) parafusar, desparafusar3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).)4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.)•- be/get screwed - have a screw loose - put the screws on - screw up - screw up one's courage -
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cheat — ► VERB 1) act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage. 2) deprive of something by deceitful or unfair means. 3) avoid (something undesirable) by luck or skill: she cheated death in a spectacular crash. ► NOUN 1) a person who cheats … English terms dictionary
cheat — [tʆiːt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to deceive someone, break rules, or behave dishonestly, especially in order to make money for yourself: • Not all publishers want to cheat authors. • There are stiff penalties for stockbrokers who cheat… … Financial and business terms
cheat´er — cheat «cheet», verb, noun. –v.i. to play or do business in a way that is not honest; practice deceit; act fraudulently: »He always cheats at cards if he can get away with it. –v.t. 1. to deceive or trick; swindle; defraud (of or out of): »The… … Useful english dictionary
cheat´a|ble — cheat «cheet», verb, noun. –v.i. to play or do business in a way that is not honest; practice deceit; act fraudulently: »He always cheats at cards if he can get away with it. –v.t. 1. to deceive or trick; swindle; defraud (of or out of): »The… … Useful english dictionary
cheat on — verb be sexually unfaithful to one s partner in marriage She cheats on her husband Might her husband be wandering? • Syn: ↑cheat, ↑cuckold, ↑betray, ↑wander • Derivationally related forms: ↑cuckold … Useful english dictionary
cheat on — verb To be unfaithful to. Six years of a happy relationship, and then she had the nerve to cheat on me with a barman! … Wiktionary
cheat — I verb act dishonestly, be cunning, be dishonest, befool, beguile, betray, break faith, commit breach of trust, cozen, deceive, defalcate, defraud, deprive of dishonestly, dissemble, dupe, embezzle, fraudare, ignore ethics, inveigle, lack honesty … Law dictionary
cheat — verb To deceive and defraud. It necessarily implies a fraudulent intent. The words cheat and defraud usually mean to induce a person to part with the possession of property by reason of intentionally false representations relied and acted upon by … Black's law dictionary
cheat — verb To deceive and defraud. It necessarily implies a fraudulent intent. The words cheat and defraud usually mean to induce a person to part with the possession of property by reason of intentionally false representations relied and acted upon by … Black's law dictionary
cheat — verb 1》 act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage. ↘deprive of something by deceitful or unfair means. 2》 avoid (something undesirable) by luck or skill: she cheated death in a spectacular crash. noun 1》 a person who cheats.… … English new terms dictionary
cheat — cheat1 [ tʃit ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to behave dishonestly or not obey rules, for example in order to win a game or do well in an examination: Kids have always found ways of cheating on tests. You can t do that it s cheating. a ) to do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
