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"Deceive" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "engañar", and "deceit" is a noun which is often translated as "el engaño". Learn more about the difference between "deceive" and "deceit" below.
deceive(
dih
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siv
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
deceit(
duh
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sit
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el engaño (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Marta was tired of the deceit and manipulation, so she told her boyfriend to move out.Marta estaba harta del engaño y la manipulación, así que le dijo a su novio que se marchara de la casa.
