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мошенничать — meaning in English

moshennichat

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English meaning

  • cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
  • defraud verb To get money or property from someone through deception.
  • diddle verb To cheat or swindle someone, especially out of money.
  • rook noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.
  • sham adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.
  • swindle verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.

Senses

мошенничать is used for these senses in English:

  • cheat (intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
  • defraud (transitive) To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
  • diddle (transitive, slang) To cheat; to swindle.
  • rook (transitive) To cheat or swindle.
  • sham To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
  • swindle (transitive) To defraud.

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.

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