La Palabra del Día: Engañar
to deceive; to cheat on; to appease
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Cuando estaba en colegio, les estudiantes no podían llevar sus gorras durante exámenes. Aparentemente, algunos estudiantes engañarían por escribiendo las repuestas en sus gorras.
When I was in college, students could not wear their hats during tests. Apparently, some students would cheat by writing the answers on their hats.

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Es el doble del placer engañar al engañador.
It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
Jean de La Fontaine
lt's very easy to cheat on the exams these days! ![]()

Es muy fácil engañar en los exámenes recientemente ![]()
((l'm going to the dunce corner))
Esto te pasará si tratas de engañarme.
This will happen to you if you try to cheat me.

You can't earn more points by cheating on this site !
¡No se puede ganar más puntos de reputación por engañar en este sitio web! ![]()
El hombre engañó en su esposa; ahora lleva un poster embarazoso.
The man cheated on his spouse; now he wears an embarrassing sign.

La definición moderna de Don Jose(Joe)
engañar= Lo que hacen los políticos.
The modern definition by Don Jose(Joe) enganar= What politicians do.

Cuando juegas las cartas como solitario, es facíl de engañar.
When you play cards like solitaire, it's easy to cheat.
Edit:
Cuando juegas las cartas como solitario, es facíl hacer trampas.
When you play cards like solitaire, it's easy to cheat.

If I have a latina girlfriend only to learn Spanish, is that cheating on my wife?
Si tengo una novia latina sólo para aprender español, es que estoy engañando a mi esposa?

¿Qué pasó? ¡Me engaño la vista! Pensé que estaba mirando a una pareja de ancianos.
What happened? My eyes deceived me. I thought I was looking at an old couple.
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The waterboy is cheating.
El aguatero es engañar.

No es posible engañarse cuando quieres cultivar algo en el jardín , Tienes que esperar por la naturaleza
It is not possible to cheat when you want to grow something in the garden you have to wait for nature
John Edwards sigue teniendo problemas debido a su engaño.
John Edwards continues to have problems due to his cheating.

John Edwards claims innocence outside Federal Courthouse with his daughter Cate Edwards on June 3, 2011 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Credit: (Steve Exum/Getty Images)
You can't fool me, you do know what happened to the canary!
¡No me engañes, sabes qué le ha pasado al canario!

Muchísimas gracias por todas las correcciones. ![]()
Esto es un ejemplo de cómo las apariencias engañan.
This is one of the examples of how appearance is deceitful.
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Creo que este hombre le está engañado a alguien.
I think this man is cheating on someone.
