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1 diddle
tr['dɪdəl]1 familiar estafar, timar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto diddle somebody out of something estafar algo a alguienv.• estafar v.• perder el tiempo v.• quebrar v.'dɪdḷtransitive verb (colloq) estafar, timar (fam)to diddle somebody OUT OF something: he diddled me out of 50 dollars — me sacó or me estafó 50 dólares
['dɪdl]VT estafar, timar* * *['dɪdḷ]transitive verb (colloq) estafar, timar (fam)to diddle somebody OUT OF something: he diddled me out of 50 dollars — me sacó or me estafó 50 dólares
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2 diddle
vt.1 tangar, timar (familiar)2 hacer trampa.vi.vacilar, anadear. (Provincial) (pt & pp diddled) -
3 diddle away
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4 to diddle somebody out of something
estafar algo a alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > to diddle somebody out of something
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5 estafar
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 -
6 timar
timar ( conjugate timar) verbo transitivo to swindle, cheat
timar vtr (estafar) to cheat, swindle familiar rip off: te han timado, you've been swindled o cheated ' timar' also found in these entries: Spanish: engañar - estafar English: cheat - chisel - con - decoy - dupe - fleece - lead on - rip off - swindle - diddle - rip
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diddle — to cheat, swindle, 1806, from dial. duddle, diddle to totter (1630s). Meaning waste time is recorded from 1825. Meaning to have sex with is from 1879; that of to masturbate (especially of women) is from 1950s. More or less unrelated meanings that … Etymology dictionary
diddle — diddle1 [did′ l] vt. diddled, diddling [dial. duddle, diddle, to totter, akin to DODDER1] 1. Informal to move back and forth in a jerky or rapid manner; jiggle 2. Slang a) to have sexual intercourse with b) … English World dictionary
Diddle — Did dle, v. i. [Cf. {Daddle}.] To totter, as a child in walking. [Obs.] Quarles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diddle — Did dle, v. t. [Perh. from AS. dyderian to deceive, the letter r being changed to l.] To cheat or overreach. [Colloq.] Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diddle — did‧dle [ˈdɪdl] verb [transitive] informal to get money from someone by deceiving them: • I m sure he diddled me out of quite a lot of money! … Financial and business terms
diddle — ► VERB informal ▪ cheat or swindle. ORIGIN probably from Jeremy Diddler, a character in the farce Raising the Wind (1803) who constantly borrowed small sums of money … English terms dictionary
diddle — diddle1 diddler, n. /did l/, v.t., diddled, diddling. Informal. to cheat; swindle; hoax. [1800 10; perh. special use of DIDDLE2] diddle2 diddler, n. /did l/, v., diddled, diddling … Universalium
diddle — [19] The current meaning of diddle, ‘to cheat or swindle’, was probably inspired by Jeremy Diddler, a character who was constantly borrowing money and neglecting to repay it in James Kenney’s play Raising the Wind (1803) (the expression raise the … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
diddle — [19] The current meaning of diddle, ‘to cheat or swindle’, was probably inspired by Jeremy Diddler, a character who was constantly borrowing money and neglecting to repay it in James Kenney’s play Raising the Wind (1803) (the expression raise the … Word origins
diddle — did|dle [ˈdıdl] v [T] BrE informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from Diddler, name of a character in a 19th century English play] to get money from someone by deceiving them diddle sb out of sth ▪ They ll diddle you out of your last penny if … Dictionary of contemporary English
diddle — vb 1. British to cheat. A common colloquial ism recorded since the early 1800s. ► Comedian Ken Dodd insisted on cash for shows to diddle the taxman, his former agent told a jury yesterday. (Daily Mirror, 5 July 1989) In Old English dydrian meant… … Contemporary slang
