schwindeln — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
- fib noun A small, usually harmless lie.
- fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
- humbug noun Nonsense, deception, or something meant to trick or mislead people.
- swindle verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.
Senses
schwindeln is used for these senses in English:
- cheat (intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
- fib (informal, intransitive) To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
- fool (archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
- humbug (slang) To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive.
- swindle (ambitransitive) To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.
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.
fib — full definition
- noun A small, usually harmless lie.
- verb To tell a small, harmless lie.