schwindeln
Meaning
- (impersonal, weak) to be dizzy
- (intransitive, weak) to tell harmless lies
- (intransitive, weak) to make harmless trickeries
- (often, reflexive, weak) cheat, get somewhere or achieve something illegitimately
Concepts
Synonyms
die Unwahrheit sagen
abgaunern
falsch spielen
beschummeln
Blaue vom Himmel herunterlügen
anmogeln
cheaten
anschmieren
quacksalbern
Schmu machen
bemogeln
beim Zählen tricksen
falsch angeben
anschwindeln
besebeln
anschummeln
Translations
aldatmak
trapacear
trampear
mentire
rouler
frauderen
mentirFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃvɪndl̩n/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German swindeln, from Old High German swintilōn, from Proto-West Germanic *swindilōn, from Proto-Germanic *swindlōną, from *swindaną.
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