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1 schwindeln
I vt/i umg. (lügen) tell a fib ( oder lie); mehrmals: tell fibs ( oder lies), fib, lie; (mogeln) cheat; schwindel doch nicht! don’t tell fibs; (nicht mogeln) don’t cheat; das ist geschwindelt! that’s a lie!; bei meinem Alter hab’ ich ein bisschen geschwindelt I cheated a bit with my age, I lied a bit about my ageII v/i (schwindlig sein) mir (Dat) oder mich schwindelt I feel dizzy; ihm (Dat) schwindelte ( der Kopf) bei dem Gedanken his head reeled at the thoughtIII v/refl umg.: sich durchs Examen schwindeln get through the exam by cheating; sich durch alle Kontrollen / Instanzen schwindeln wangle ( oder bluff) one’s way through all the checkpoints / courts* * *to fib; to gyp* * *schwịn|deln ['ʃvɪndln]1. vi1)mir schwindelte der Kopf, mein Kopf schwindelte — my head was reeling
in schwindelnder Höhe —
2) (inf = lügen) to fib (inf), to tell fibs (inf)2. vt (inf)das hat sie geschwindelt — she was fibbing (inf) or telling fibs (inf)
3. vrsich durch die Kontrollen/in den Saal schwindeln — to con or wangle one's way through the checkpoint/into the hall (inf)
sich durchs Leben/durch die Schule schwindeln — to con one's way through life/school
* * *schwin·deln[ˈʃvɪndl̩n]I. vidas glaube ich nicht, du schwindelst! I don't believe it, you're having me on! fam2. (schwindlig sein) to be dizzyin \schwindelnder Höhe at a dizzy heightjdn \schwindeln machen to make sb feel dizzy [or giddy▪ etw \schwindeln to lie about sth▪ etw ist geschwindelt sth is a pack of lies2. (schmuggeln)etw durch den Zoll \schwindeln to smuggle sth through customsIV. vi impers▪ jdm schwindelt [es] sb feels dizzy [or giddy]* * *intransitives Verb1)mich od. mir schwindelt — I feel dizzy or giddy
2) (lügen) tell fibs* * *A. v/t & v/i umg (lügen) tell a fib ( oder lie); mehrmals: tell fibs ( oder lies), fib, lie; (mogeln) cheat;schwindel doch nicht! don’t tell fibs; (nicht mogeln) don’t cheat;das ist geschwindelt! that’s a lie!;bei meinem Alter hab’ ich ein bisschen geschwindelt I cheated a bit with my age, I lied a bit about my ageB. v/i (schwindlig sein)mir (dat) odermich schwindelt I feel dizzy;ihm (dat)schwindelte (der Kopf) bei dem Gedanken his head reeled at the thoughtC. v/r umg:sich durchs Examen schwindeln get through the exam by cheating;sich durch alle Kontrollen/Instanzen schwindeln wangle ( oder bluff) one’s way through all the checkpoints/courts* * *intransitives Verb1)mich od. mir schwindelt — I feel dizzy or giddy
2) (lügen) tell fibs* * *v.to fib v.to gyp v.to swindle v. -
2 flunkern
v/i umg. tell (tall) stories; (prahlen) brag* * *to lie (ugs.); to tell a lie (ugs.); to fib (ugs.)* * *flụn|kern ['flʊŋkɐn] (inf)1. vito tell stories2. vtto make up* * *(to tell a fib: He fibbed about his age.) fib* * *flun·kern[ˈflʊŋkɐn]* * *intransitives Verb tell stories* * ** * *intransitives Verb tell stories* * *v.to fib v. -
3 Flunkerei
f; -, -en; umg.1. (tall) story, Koll. (tall) stories Pl.* * *die Flunkereifib* * *Flun|ke|rei [flʊŋkə'rai]f -, -en (inf)1) no pl (= Flunkern) storytelling2) (= kleine Lüge) story* * *(an unimportant lie: to tell fibs.) fib* * *Flun·ke·rei<-, -en>[flʊŋkəˈrai]f (fam)* * *die; Flunkerei, Flunkereien (ugs.)1) o. Pl. story-telling2) (Lügengeschichte) tall story* * ** * *die; Flunkerei, Flunkereien (ugs.)1) o. Pl. story-telling2) (Lügengeschichte) tall story* * *f.fib n. -
4 beschwindeln
v/t* * *to humbug; to diddle; to bamboozle* * *be|schwịn|deln ptp beschwi\#ndeltvt (inf)1)2) (= betrügen) to cheat, to swindle, to do (inf)* * *be·schwin·deln *vt (fam)1. (belügen)2. (betrügen)* * *transitives Verb (ugs.)jemanden beschwindeln — tell somebody a fib/fibs; (betrügen) hoodwink somebody
* * *beschwindeln v/t* * *transitives Verb (ugs.)jemanden beschwindeln — tell somebody a fib/fibs; (betrügen) hoodwink somebody
* * *v.to bamboozle v.to bilk v.to deceive v.to defraud v.to diddle* v.to finagle v.to fleece* v.to rook* (to swindle) v.to swindle v. -
5 anschwindeln
* * *ạn|schwin|delnvt sep (inf)jdn anschwindeln — to tell sb fibs (inf)
* * *an|schwin·delnvt (fam)* * *transitives Verb (ugs.)* * *anschwindeln v/t (trennb, hat -ge-):jemanden anschwindeln lie to sb, tell sb a lie ( oder fib)* * *transitives Verb (ugs.) -
6 kohlen
v/i (schwelen) smo(u)lder—v/i umg. (schwindeln) tell tall stories* * *koh|len I ['koːlən]vi2) (= verkohlen) to char, to carbonize3) (= Ruß erzeugen) to smokeIIvti (inf)to talk a load of rubbish (Brit inf) or nonsense; (= lügen) to lie, to tell liesunglaublich, was der wieder kohlt — it's incredible the nonsense he's been talking again/the lies he's been telling again
* * *koh·len* * *kohlen1 v/i (schwelen) smo(u)lderkohlen2 v/i umg (schwindeln) tell tall stories -
7 anflunkern
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-) umg. anschwindeln* * *ạn|flun|kernvt sep (inf)to tell fibs/a fib to* * *transitives Verb (ugs.) tell fibs to* * ** * *transitives Verb (ugs.) tell fibs to -
8 vorflunkern
* * *vor|flun|kernvt sep (inf)jdm etwas vórflunkern — to tell sb a fib/fibs
* * *vorflunkern v/t (trennb, hat -ge-):jemandem etwas vorflunkern tell sb a lot of rubbish (US nonsense) -
9 Lüge
f; -, -n lie; alles Lüge all lies; jemanden / etw. Lügen strafen show s.o. to be a liar / show s.th. to be a lie ( oder untrue); jemanden bei einer Lüge ertappen catch s.o. lying; Lügen haben kurze Beine Sprichw. your lies will always catch up with you, the truth will out* * *die Lügeporky; lie* * *Lü|ge ['lyːgə]f -, -nlie, falsehooddas ist alles Lǘge — that's all lies
jdn/etw Lǘgen strafen — to give the lie to sb/sth, to belie sth
* * *(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) lie* * *Lü·ge<-, -n>[ˈly:gə]f lieeine fromme \Lüge a fib [or white lie]eine faustdicke \Lüge a bare-faced lie [or fam whopping great lie]das ist alles \Lüge it's all liesjdm \Lügen auftischen (fam) to tell sb lies* * *die; Lüge, Lügen lieLügen haben kurze Beine — (Spr.) [the] truth will out
jemanden/etwas Lügen strafen — prove somebody a liar/give the lie to something; s. auch fromm 1. 3)
* * *alles Lüge all lies;jemanden/etwas Lügen strafen show sb to be a liar/show sth to be a lie ( oder untrue);jemanden bei einer Lüge ertappen catch sb lying;Lügen haben kurze Beine sprichw your lies will always catch up with you, the truth will out* * *die; Lüge, Lügen lieLügen haben kurze Beine — (Spr.) [the] truth will out
jemanden/etwas Lügen strafen — prove somebody a liar/give the lie to something; s. auch fromm 1. 3)
* * *-n f.lie n. -
10 kohlen
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11 Lüge
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Fib — Fib, v. t. To tell a fib to. [R.] De Quincey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fib — ► NOUN ▪ a trivial lie. ► VERB (fibbed, fibbing) ▪ tell a fib. DERIVATIVES fibber noun. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete fible fable nonsense , a reduplication of FABLE(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
tell lies — tell untruth, fib, speak lies … English contemporary dictionary
fib — n. to tell a fib * * * [fɪb] to tell a fib … Combinatory dictionary
fib — fib1 [fıb] n spoken [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from fable] a small unimportant lie →↑white lie ▪ He s been known to tell fibs . fib 2 fib2 past tense and past participle fibbed present participle fibbing … Dictionary of contemporary English
fib — [[t]fɪb[/t]] n. v. fibbed, fib•bing 1) a small or trivial lie 2) to tell a fib • Etymology: 1560–70; fibble fable nonsense fib′ber, fib′ster, n … From formal English to slang
fib — I. /fɪb / (say fib) Colloquial –noun 1. a trivial falsehood. –verb (i) (fibbed, fibbing) 2. to tell a fib. {shortened form of fibble fable, reduplication of fable} II. /fɪb / (say fib) verb (t) (fibbed, fibbing) …
fib — 1. noun a) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential. Youve been telling fibs again, havent you? b) Short form of fibula. 2. verb To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially. Syn: tell a fib, tell … Wiktionary
fib — fibber, fibster, n. /fib/, n., v., fibbed, fibbing. n. 1. a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood. v.i. 2. to tell a fib. [1560 70; short for fibble fable nonsense, gradational compound based on FABLE] Syn. 1. See falsehood. * * * … Universalium
fib — I. noun Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from fable Date: 1611 a trivial or childish lie II. intransitive verb (fibbed; fibbing) Date: 1675 to tell a fib Synonyms: see lie • fibber noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
fib — noun a trivial lie. verb (fibs, fibbing, fibbed) tell a fib. Derivatives fibber noun Origin C16: perh. a shortening of obs. fible fable nonsense , reduplication of fable … English new terms dictionary