Polyglot Dictionary

Betrug

/bəˈtʁuːk/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. fraud, deception

    From betrügen (to deceive, to cheat).

    • Der Betrug wurde schnell aufgedeckt.

      The fraud was quickly uncovered.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

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Spanish

bulo

Close — fraud, deception relates to a hoax.

Practice

1 What does Betrug mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ wurde schnell aufgedeckt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Betrug?

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