Polyglot Dictionary

enganar

/ẽɡaˈnaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
engano
preterite (eu)
enganei
past participle
enganado

Meaning

  1. to deceive

    • Ele me enganou.

      He deceived me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

iludir

iludir is more about creating an illusion or false hope, to delude; enganar is more general everyday deception, to trick or cheat.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

engañar

engañar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to deceive."

Practice

1 What does enganar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches enganar?

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