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騙す — meaning in English

damasu

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English meaning

  • cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
  • con noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
  • deceive verb To trick or mislead someone into believing something false.
  • dupe verb To trick or deceive someone, usually to gain something from them.
  • fake adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
  • swindle verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.

Senses

騙す is used for these senses in English:

  • cheat (intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
  • con (transitive, informal) To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain.
  • deceive (transitive) To trick or mislead.
  • dupe To swindle, deceive, or trick.
  • fake (archaic) To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
  • swindle (transitive) To defraud.
  • take in To deceive; to hoodwink.

cheat — full definition

  1. verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
  2. verb To be sexually or romantically unfaithful to a partner.
  3. verb To deceive or trick someone, often to take something from them.
  4. noun A person who cheats, or an act of cheating.

con — full definition

  1. noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
  2. verb To trick or cheat someone, typically for personal gain.
  3. noun A disadvantage of something, especially when weighed against its benefits.
  4. noun (informal) A convicted criminal.
  5. noun A large organized gathering for fans of a hobby or genre, such as comics or gaming.

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