Polyglot Dictionary

trapacear

/tɾapaˈsjaɾ/

verb B2

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)
trapaceo
preterite (eu)
trapaceei
past participle
trapaceado

Meaning

  1. to cheat

    • Trapaceou no jogo.

      He cheated at the game.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

burlar

burlar is more about evading or circumventing rules, to outwit or dodge a law; trapacear is more about cheating in a game or deceiving directly.

Similar in other languages

German

beschummeln

beschummeln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to cheat."

German

mogeln

mogeln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to cheat."

French

tricher

tricher is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to cheat."

Practice

1 What does trapacear mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches trapacear?

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