truquer les comptes
/tʁyke le kɔ̃t/
verb
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- truque les comptes
- past
- a truqué les comptes
- perfect
- truqué les comptes
Meaning
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to cook the books
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Le comptable truquait les comptes depuis des années.
The accountant had been cooking the books for years.
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Similar words
Close — "cooking the books" is a specific form of manipulation.
Practice
1 What does truquer les comptes mean?
to cook the books
2 Fill the gap: Le comptable truquait les ___ depuis des années.
Full sentence: Le comptable truquait les comptes depuis des années. (The accountant had been cooking the books for years.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches truquer les comptes?
truquer les comptes: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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