tromper — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beguile verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
- cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
- deceive verb To trick or mislead someone into believing something false.
- delude verb To make someone believe something untrue, often about themselves or their situation.
- err verb To make a mistake; to be wrong.
- fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
- guile noun Clever, often sly or dishonest, cunning used to deceive or manipulate.
- have verb To own or possess something.
- sham adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.
- spoof noun A humorous imitation that pokes fun at something, especially a film, show, or genre.
- trick noun An action meant to deceive, fool, or outsmart someone.
Senses
tromper is used for these senses in English:
- beguile (transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
- cheat (transitive) To deceive; to fool; to trick.
- deceive (transitive) To trick or mislead.
- delude (transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
- fool (archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
- guile To deceive, beguile, bewile.
- have (informal, often passive, transitive) To trick, to deceive.
- sham To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
beguile — full definition
- verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
- verb To charm, delight or captivate.
- verb To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.
cheat — full definition
- verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
- verb To be sexually or romantically unfaithful to a partner.
- verb To deceive or trick someone, often to take something from them.
- noun A person who cheats, or an act of cheating.