flunkern

Betekenis (Engels)

to tell harmless lies, to brag in an exaggerating way, to fib

Sinonieme

die Unwahrheit sagen

beschummeln

anmogeln

bemogeln

anschwindeln

cheaten

Garn spinnen

anschummeln

Blaue vom Himmel herunterlügen

Vertalings

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈflʊŋkɐn/
Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from German Low German [Term?]. The original meaning is “to gleam, move quickly”. Compare flink. The meaning “to boast, stretch the truth” (probably from “want to shine, be brilliant”) already developed in Low German.

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