swindle | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of swindle – Learner’s Dictionary

swindle
verb [ T ]
uk
/ˈswɪndl/
us
to get money from someone by cheating or deceiving them:
[ often passive ] She was swindled out of thousands of dollars.

swindle

noun [ C ]
a multi-million-pound swindle

swindler

noun [ C ]
(Definition of swindle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of swindle

in Chinese (Traditional)
詐騙,騙取(錢財)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
诈骗,骗取(钱财)…
in Spanish
estafar, timar, estafa…
in Portuguese
ludibriar, enganar, trapaça…
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(お金を)だまし取る, 詐欺行為を働く, 詐欺(さぎ)…
dolandırmak, dolandırma, dolandırıcılık…
escroquer, escroquerie…
estafar, estafa…
oplichten, zwendel…
يَحتال, يَغِشّ, احتِيال…
napálit, podvod…
snyde, svindle, svindel…
menipu, penipuan…
โกง, การต้มตุ๋น…
lừa dảo, bịp bợm, sự lừa đảo…
oszukiwać, wyłudzać, oszustwo…
menipu, penipuan…
betrügen, der Schwindel…
svindle, lure, svindel(affære)…
사기치다, 사기…
обманювати, ошукувати, шахрайство…
truffare, truffa, imbrogliare…
надувать, выманивать…
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