tromper

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to deceive, lead astray, mislead
  2. (transitive) to deceive, lead astray, mislead
  3. (transitive) to distract oneself from
  4. (reflexive) to make a mistake, be wrong
  5. (reflexive) to make a mistake, be wrong

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tʁɔ̃.pe/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French tromper, from Old French tromper (“to tramp, trump, delude”, literally “to play on the trumpet”), from trompe (“trump, trumpet”), from Frankish *trumpa (“trump, trumpet”), from a common Germanic word akin to Old High German trumba, trumpa (“trump, trumpet”), ultimately imitative. More at tramp, tromp, trump.

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