imbrogliare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
- dupe verb To trick or deceive someone, usually to gain something from them.
- have verb To own or possess something.
- hoodwink verb To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
- hustle verb To push, shove, or move someone quickly and often roughly.
- muddle verb To mix things up in a confusing way, or to think in a confused, unclear manner.
- rook noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.
- scam noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick people out of money.
- trick noun An action meant to deceive, fool, or outsmart someone.
Senses
imbrogliare is used for these senses in English:
- cheat (intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
- dupe To swindle, deceive, or trick.
- have (informal, often passive, transitive) To trick, to deceive.
- hoodwink To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
- hustle (transitive) To con, swindle, or deceive, especially financially.
- muddle To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
- rook (transitive) To cheat or swindle.
- scam (ambitransitive) To defraud or embezzle.
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.
dupe — full definition
- verb To trick or deceive someone, usually to gain something from them.
- noun A person who has been tricked or deceived.
- noun A cheap imitation or knockoff of a genuine product.