жу́льничать — meaning in English

English meaning

• finagle verb (informal) To get or arrange something through a roundabout or complicated method.
• sham adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.
• swindle verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.

Senses

жу́льничать is used for these senses in English:

• finagle (ambitransitive) To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)
• sham To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
• swindle (transitive) To defraud.

finagle — full definition

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.
3. verb (informal) To cheat someone out of something using cunning or dishonest methods.

sham — full definition

1. adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.
2. noun Something fraudulent that pretends to be real; a fake.
3. noun A decorative pillow cover.
4. verb To fake or pretend.

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