svindla — meaning in English

English meaning

• cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
• swindle verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.

Senses

svindla is used for these senses in English:

• cheat (intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
• swindle (transitive) To defraud.
• swindle (ambitransitive) To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.

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.

swindle — full definition

1. verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.
2. noun A dishonest scheme designed to cheat people out of money.

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