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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 1. (to lie to)
a. to deceive Pudo engañar al público con su propaganda. He was able to deceive the public with his propaganda.
b. to trick Me dijiste que no sabías jugar, ¡me engañaste! You told me you didn't know how to play. You tricked me!
c. to fool No te dejes engañar con sus historias encantadoras. Don't let him fool you with his charming stories.
2. (to be unfaithful to)
a. to cheat on Mi ex-novio me engañó con mi mejor amiga. My ex-boyfriend cheated on me with my best friend.
3. (to defraud)
a. to mislead Me engañó vendiéndome una casa que no tenía derecho de vender. He misled me into buying a home that he did not have the right to sell.
b. to trick Le dijo que estaba embarazada con el fin de engañarlo para casarse con ella. She told him she was pregnant in order to trick him into marrying her.
c. to cheat El vendedor de autos usados me engañó. The used car salesman cheated me.
d. to swindle Un estafador despreciable los engañó en la subasta. A despicable con man swindled them at the auction.
4. (to appease)
a. to curb Como quedaban tres horas para la comida, decidió engañar el hambre con una merienda. With three more hours till dinner, she decided to curb her hunger with a snack.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb engañarse
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g. Miguel se lava.).
reflexive verb 6. (to delude oneself)
a. to fool oneself Te estás engañando si crees que realmente te van a pagar tanto. You are fooling yourself if you think they are really going to pay you that much.
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 1. (mentir)
a. to deceive a mí no me engañas, sé que tienes cincuenta años you can't fool me, I know you're fifty
2. (ser infiel a)
a. to deceive, to cheat on engaña a su marido she cheats on her husomebodyand
3. (estafar)
a. to cheat, to swindle te engañaron vendiéndote esto tan caro they cheated you if they sold that to you for such a high price
engañar a alguien como a un chino to take somebody for a ride
4. (hacer más llevadero)
a. to appease engañar el hambre to take the edge off one's hunger
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb 5. (general)
a. to be deceptive o misleading las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb 6. (hacerse ilusiones)
a. to delude oneself se engaña si cree que… he's deluding himself if he thinks that…
no te engañes, ya no lo volverás a ver don't kid yourself, you'll never see it again now
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engañar
transitive verb
1 [+persona] (embaucar) to deceive; trick; (despistar) to mislead; (con promesas, esperanzas) to delude; (estafar) to cheat; swindle engaña a su mujer he's unfaithful to his wife; he's cheating on his wife; a mí no me engaña nadie you can't fool me; no te dejes engañar don't let yourself be taken in; logró engañar al inspector he managed to trick the inspector
2 necesito picar algo para engañar el hambre I need to nibble at sth to stop me feeling hungry; engañar el tiempo to kill time
intransitive verb
to be deceptive las apariencias engañan appearances are misleading
pronominal verb
engañarse 1 (equivocarse) to be wrong; be mistaken en eso te engañas you're wrong there
2 (ocultarse la verdad) to delude o.s.; fool o.s. no te engañes don't kid yourself
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