dupe
dupe(
dup
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to deceive)
a. engañar a
His ability to dupe the public led him to believe he could get away with anything.Su capacidad de engañar al público lo llevó a creer que podía salirse con la suya.
b. embaucar a
He duped thousands of people out of their life savings with his get-rich-quick scheme.Embaucó a miles de personas con su esquema de hazte-rico-rápido y se quedó con sus ahorros de toda la vida.
c. timar a
They used stolen labels to dupe consumers into buying pirated merchandise.Utilizaron etiquetas robadas para timar a los consumidores a que compraran productos piratas.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el inocentón (M), la inocentona (F)
(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).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
People accused him of being a dupe of the Russians.La gente lo acusó de ser un inocentón de los rusos.
b. la víctima (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I am not sure if he was a dupe or a willing participant, but he is guilty nonetheless.No estoy seguro si era una víctima o un participante dispuesto, pero no obstante es culpable.
c. el primo (M), la prima (F) (colloquial) (Spain)
(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).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
Dave pretended to be the dupe, but he was actually conning the con man.Dave fingió ser el primo, pero en realidad estaba engañando al estafador.
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