engañar

/enɡaˈɲaɾ/, [ẽŋ.ɡaˈɲaɾ]

cheat, deceive, scam


Examples
  • El arte de satisfacer es el arte de engañar.

    The art of pleasing is the art of deception.

  • No es bueno engañar a los colegas.

    Deceiving your colleagues isn't good.

  • Está mal engañar a la gente, pero es aún peor engañarte a ti mismo.

    It's wrong to deceive people, but worse to deceive yourself.

  • Se puede engañar a algunas personas durante todo el tiempo y a todas las personas por algún tiempo, pero no se puede engañar a todo el mundo todo el tiempo.

    You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.

  • ¡No te dejes engañar!

    Don't let yourself be fooled!

  • —Dima, —dijo Al-Sayib severamente— sabes que eres como un hermano hijo de otra madre para mí, pero... engañar a un árabe es imperdonable. ¡Adiós!

    "Dima," Al-Sayib said sternly. "You know you're like a brother from another mother to me, but... cheating an Arab is unforgivable. Goodbye!"

  • Él sabe muy bien cómo engañar a la gente.

    He knows just too well how to cheat people.

  • Cuando quieras engañar al mundo, di la verdad.

    When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.

  • No me puedes engañar.

    You can't fool me.

  • ¿A quién queremos engañar?

    Who are we kidding?

  • Cuando quiera engañar al mundo, diga la verdad.

    When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.

  • Engañar a otros. Eso es lo que el mundo llama un romance.

    Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

  • No te dejes engañar por las apariencias.

    Don't be deceived by appearances.

  • No te dejes engañar por sus lágrimas engañosas.

    Don't be taken in by her crocodile tears.

  • Engañar a tu propia esposa no se suele considerar un comportamiento aceptable.

    Cheating on one's spouse is not usually considered acceptable behavior.

  • No deberías engañar a tus compañeros.

    You shouldn't deceive your colleagues.

  • Tú puedes engañar a toda la gente algún tiempo, y a alguna gente todo el tiempo; pero tú no puedes engañar a toda la gente todo el tiempo.

    You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time; but you cannot fool all the people all of the time.

  • No intentes engañar a la muerte dos veces en un día.

    Don't try to trick death twice in one day.

  • Él fue fácil de engañar, y le dio algo de dinero.

    He was easily deceived and gave her some money.


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