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finagle in Dutch

finagle in Dutch is ontfutselen, ritselen, foefelen — finagle means (informal) To get or arrange something through a roundabout or complicated method.

finagle in Dutch

ontfutselen
verb
(transitive) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitful methods, by trickery.
ritselen
verb
(transitive) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitful methods, by trickery.
foefelen
verb
(ambitransitive) To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)
ritselen
verb
(ambitransitive) To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)
zwendelen
verb
(ambitransitive) To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)

What does "finagle" mean?

  1. verb (informal) To get or arrange something through a roundabout or complicated method.
  2. verb (informal) To get something by tricking or deceiving someone.
    "finagled his way out of a ticket by pretending to be on the way to a funeral, distraught"
  3. verb (informal) To cheat someone out of something using cunning or dishonest methods.
    "shady stockbrokers who finagle their clients out of fortunes."
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finagle in a sentence

  • finagled his way out of a ticket by pretending to be on the way to a funeral, distraught
  • shady stockbrokers who finagle their clients out of fortunes.

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What is "finagle" in Dutch?
"finagle" in Dutch is ontfutselen, ritselen, foefelen. finagle means: (informal) To get or arrange something through a roundabout or complicated method.
Are there other ways to say "finagle" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 4 translations listed for "finagle": ontfutselen, ritselen, foefelen, zwendelen.
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