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1 graft
graft [grα:ft]1. nouna. greffe fb. ( = bribery) corruption fa. grefferb. ( = get by bribery) obtenir par la corruption ; ( = get by swindling) obtenir par escroquerie( = engage in bribery) recevoir des pots-de-vin ; ( = swindle) faire de l'escroquerie* * *[grɑːft], US [græft] 1.1) Botany, Medicine greffe f2) (colloq) GB ( work)2.hard graft — boulot (colloq) m acharné
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3 fiddling
fiddling ['fɪdəlɪŋ](trivial, insignificant) futile, insignifiant2 noun∎ stop your fiddling! arrête de gigoter!∎ a lot of fiddling goes on around here ça magouille ou ça fricote pas mal par ici;∎ his fiddling of the books sa falsification des livres de comptes;∎ in spite of all his fiddling malgré toutes ses combines -
4 soak
soak [səʊk](a) (washing, food) faire ou laisser tremper;∎ he soaked the shirts in warm water il a fait tremper les chemises dans de l'eau chaude;∎ soak the prunes overnight laisser tremper les pruneaux toute la nuit;∎ to soak oneself (in the bath) faire trempette dans la baignoire(b) (drench → person, dog etc) tremper;∎ I got soaked waiting in the rain je me suis fait tremper en attendant sous la pluie∎ to soak oneself in the history of a period se plonger dans ou s'imprégner de l'histoire d'une époque∎ to soak the rich faire casquer les riches(washing) tremper;∎ he put the washing (in) to soak il a mis le linge à tremper;∎ to soak in the bath faire trempette dans la baignoire3 noun(a) (in water) trempage m;∎ the shirts are having a soak les chemises sont en train de tremper;∎ these shirts need a good soak il faut laisser ou bien faire tremper ces chemises;∎ I had a nice long soak in the bath je suis resté longtemps plongé dans un bon bain∎ (old) soak soûlard(e) m,f, pochard(e) m,f∎ she told me what happened, but it hasn't soaked in yet elle m'a dit ce qui s'est passé, mais je n'ai pas encore vraiment bien compris□➲ soak out(dirt, stains) partir (au trempage)(dirt, stains) faire disparaître ou partir (en faisant tremper)(liquid) filtrer au travers, s'infiltrer∎ we spent a week soaking up the sun nous avons passé une semaine à lézarder ou à nous faire dorer au soleil;∎ to soak up the atmosphere s'imprégner de l'atmosphère;∎ they come to Europe to soak up the culture ils viennent en Europe pour s'imbiber de culture∎ he can really soak it up il peut vraiment boire comme un trou
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swindling — index fraud, imposture, larceny, theft Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Swindling — Swindle Swin dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swindling}.] [See {Swindler}.] To cheat defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to swindle a man out of his property. [1913 Webster] Lammote . . . has swindled one of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swindling — Cheating and defrauding with deliberate artifice. Usually applied to a transaction where the guilty party procures the delivery to him, under a pretended contract, of the personal property of another, with the felonious design of appropriating it … Black's law dictionary
swindling — The acquisition of property or an instrument representing a valuable right by means of some device or fraudulent representation with intent to appropriate such property or instrument or to destroy or impair the right of the owner therein. 32 Am… … Ballentine's law dictionary
swindling — swin·dle || swɪndl n. cheating, fraud, deception v. defraud, cheat, deceive, con … English contemporary dictionary
swindling — n. Knavery, cheating, rascality, roguery, imposture … New dictionary of synonyms
swindling — swinˈdling noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑swindle … Useful english dictionary
profit by swindling — index prey Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cheating or swindling — As the words are ordinarily used, they relate to the fraudulent causing of pecuniary or property loss. United States v Cohn, 270 US 339, 346, 70 L Ed 606, 619, 46 S Ct 251 … Ballentine's law dictionary
МОШЕННИЧЕСТВО С ЦЕННЫМИ БУМАГАМИ — SWINDLINGПродажа сомнительных или ничего не стоящих ценных бумаг путем предоставления ложной информации о их качестве. М. может иметь место путем размещения рекламы, обещающей большие прибыли, или путем распространения бесплатных проспектов,… … Энциклопедия банковского дела и финансов
Swindle (chess) — In chess, a swindle is a ruse by which a player in a losing position tricks his opponent, and thereby achieves a win or draw instead of the expected loss.[1][2][3][4][5] It may also refer more generally to obtaining a win or draw from a clearly… … Wikipedia