| Traduções principais |
swizz,
swiz n | UK, slang (con, swindle) | enganar vt |
| | | ludibriar vt |
| put sb off the scent v expr | figurative (mislead, distract) (enganar ou confundir) | despistar vt |
| | | enganar vt |
| | | confundir vt |
| | He laid a false clue to put the detective off the scent. |
| string sb along v expr | figurative, informal (mislead sb) (enganar alguém) | enganar vt |
| | | ludibriar vt |
| | | enrolar vt |
| con sb vtr | informal (trick, swindle) | fraudar vt |
| | (BRA) | tapear vt |
| | (informal, figurado) | enrolar vt |
| | | enganar vt |
| | The suspect apparently conned a number of elderly people. |
| | O suspeito aparentemente fraudou diversos idosos. |
| deceive sb vtr | (fool) | enganar vt |
| | Fred believed he was making a sound investment, but it turned out that a con man had deceived him. |
| | Fred acreditava que estava fazendo um bom investimento, mas acabou que um vigarista o enganara. |
| mislead sb vtr | (deceive) | despistar vt |
| | | enganar vt |
| | The criminal misled the police so that he could escape. |
| | O criminoso despistou a polícia e pôde escapar. |
| swindle sb vtr | (cheat, deceive) | enganar vt |
| | (formal) | ludibriar vt |
| | (informal) | engambelar vt |
| | (BR, informal) | engrupir vt |
| | The antiques dealer swindled the old lady; he bought several valuable pieces of furniture from her for just £100. |
| screw with sb vtr phrasal insep | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal, US (try to deceive) (tentar enganar) | sacanear vt |
| | | enganar vt |
lay a trap,
lay a trap for sb v expr | (trick sb) (figurado) | armar uma arapuca para expres v + prep |
| | | enganar vt |
| dupe sb into doing sth v expr | (deceive, trick sb into doing sth) (BRA) | tapear vt |
| | | enganar vt |
| | | ludibriar vt |
| | They duped me into thinking I would get the cheque today. |
| con sb into doing sth v expr | informal (trick sb into doing sth) | enganar vt |
| | (informal) | enrolar vt |
| | My friends conned me into going to see a musical. |
| | Meus amigos me enganaram para ir ver um musical. |
| swindle sb out of sth v expr | (take sth by deception) | enganar vt |
| | (formal) | ludibriar vt |
| | (informal) | engambelar vt |
| | (BR, informal) | engrupir vt |
| | The con artists swindled the wealthy man out of his entire fortune. |
| delude sb into doing sth v expr | (mislead into doing sth) (levar a fazer algo) | enganar vt |
| | Don't let the politicians delude you into thinking that the proposal is in the best interest of the country. |
| trick sb vtr | (deceive) (cometer fraude, iludir) | enganar, lograr vt |
| | I didn't want to buy the ticket -- I was tricked! |
| | Não acredito que me enganaram para que eu comprasse aquilo. |
| gull sb vtr | (fool sb) | enganar vt |
| | I know you're lying. You can't gull me! |
| cozen sth vtr | (obtain by deception) | enganar vt |
| lead sb astray vtr + adv | figurative (mislead) | enganar vt |
| | The conman led investors in the scheme astray with promises of easy profit. |
| lull sb into sth vtr + prep | (mislead into feeling safe) | enganar vt + sf |
| | Three days of blue sky had lulled us into a false sense of security; we weren't prepared for yesterday's heavy rain. |
| hoodwink sb into sth vtr + prep | informal (trick into doing) | enganar vt |
| | The young man hoodwinked the housewife into giving him money. |
| take sb in vtr phrasal sep | informal, often passive (deceive) | enganar vt |
| | | ludibriar vt |
| | Don't be taken in by his nonsense. |
| | Não se deixe enganar pelas bobagens dele. |
| have sb on vtr phrasal sep | informal (tease, try to fool) | enganar vt |
| Nota: Commonly used in continuous tenses. |
| | 'I don't believe it!' exclaimed Harry. 'You're having me on!' |
| snooker sb into doing sth v expr | figurative, informal, US (deceive into doing) | enganar vt |
| | Jeffrey snookered his younger brother into giving him his lunch money. |
| hoax sb vtr | (deceive by hoax) (pregar peça) | enganar vt |
| | | burlar vt |
| | | lograr vt |
| | Fred hoaxes other people all the time, don't take anything he says seriously. |
| | Fred engana as pessoas o tempo todo. Não leve nada que ele diz a sério. |
| trick sb into sth vtr + prep | (deceive into sth) | enganar vt |
| | Julia was tricked into marriage by a man who said he loved her when he was only after her money. |
| | Julia foi enganada para se casar com um homem que disse que a amava quando estava apenas atrás de seu dinheiro. |
| stitch sb up vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative, informal (swindle) | fraudar vt |
| | | enganar vt |
| | | ludibriar vt |
| | When he didn't turn up with the goods I knew I'd been stitched up. |
throw sb off,
throw off sb vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (mislead) | enganar vt |
| | The fake suicide note threw the detective off. |
| bullshit sb vtr | vulgar, offensive, informal (tell lies, nonsense) | mentir vt |
| | (BRA) | falar bobagem, falar besteira vt + sf |
| | | enganar vt |
| | | ludribriar vt |
| | Don't bullshit me! I know what really happened. |
| | Não minta para mim! Eu sei o que realmente aconteceu. |
| trip sb up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (cause to make a mistake) | enganar vt |
| | (figurado) | cair vt |
| | | enrolar vt |
| | (gíria, figurado) | embananar vt |
| | Double negatives usually trip me up. |
| | Negativas duplas geralmente me enganam. |
| bluff sb into doing sth v expr | (deceive, fool) (para fazer algo) | enganar vt |
| | Steve bluffed Joe into doing the laundry all week. |
| | Steve enganou Joe para lavar a roupa toda a semana. |
| fool sb vtr | (deceive) | enganar vt |
| | She fooled him into believing that she was younger. |
| | Ela enganou-o, fazendo com que ele acreditasse que ela era mais nova. |
| goldbrick sb vtr | US, slang, figurative (trick sb) | enganar vt |
| fool with sb vi + prep | (play tricks) | fazer de bobo expres v |
| | | enganar vt |
| | Don't you try to fool with me! I'll know it immediately. |
| | Não tente me fazer de bobo! Vou perceber imediatamente. |
| skank sb vtr | informal (trick sb) | enganar vt |
| | The seller skanked me with knock-off "designer" trainers. |
| sucker sb into doing sth v expr | slang, figurative (fool) (levando a fazer algo) | enganar vt |
| | The boss suckered Jim into working overtime again. |
| | O chefe enganou Jim para que ele trabalhasse além da hora outra vez. |
| Traduções complementares |
| get the shaft v expr | US, slang (receive unfair treatment) | enganar vt |
| take sb vtr | informal, figurative (cheat, rob) | roubar, enganar, ludibriar vt |
| | He realized that he had been taken when the camera he bought had no working parts inside. |
| | Ele percebeu que havia sido enganado quando viu que a câmera que comprou não tinha peças no interior. |
| snow sb vtr | US, slang (deceive) | enganar, iludir vt |
| | We really snowed the police back there with that crazy story! |
| | A gente enganou mesmo a polícia com aquela história maluca! |
| screw sb/sth vtr | figurative, informal (cheat) | enganar vt |
| | The embezzler had screwed the system. |
| | O desviado enganou o sistema. |
| shake sb vtr | slang (elude) | enganar vt |
| | | esquivar-se vp |
| | I can't shake the police! |
| | Não posso enganar a polícia! |
| snare sb into doing sth vtr | (manipulate into doing sth) (levando a fazer algo) | enganar vt |
| | Pippa is trying to snare Ben into going to the party. |
| crook sb vtr | slang (swindle) | enganar vt |
| | When Ruth realized that Mick was crooking her, she broke the contract. |
| | Quando percebeu que Mike a estava enganando, Rute terminou o contrato. |
| mulct sb vtr | formal, dated (swindle) | enganar vt |
| mislead sb vtr | (lead wrongly) | enganar vt |
| | | desorientar vt |
| | The signs misled the hikers and they got lost in the mountains. |
| decoy sth/sb vtr | (lure, trick) | enganar vt |
| | | atrair vt |
| | | distrair vt |
| catfish sb vtr | (deceive sb online) (BRA) | cair em golpe on-line expres v |
| | | enganar vt |
| | Natalie was embarrassed that she had been catfished by a man she thought would become her husband. |
honeyfuggle sb,
honeyfugle sb vtr | US, slang, dated (deceive, swindle) | enganar vt |
| | | ludibriar vt |
| | | fraudar vt |
| play sb vtr | informal (deceive) | enganar vt |
| | Kate didn't realize the man she'd met on a dating site was playing her until she'd spent half her savings on him. |
| | Kate não percebia que o homem que conhecera em um site de relacionamento a estava enganando até ela ter gasto metade de suas economias com ele. |
| trepan sb vtr | archaic (trap, cheat) | enganar vt |
| duff sb vtr | archaic (cheat sb, deceive sb) | enganar vt |
| fake sb out vtr + adv | US, informal (trick, deceive) | enganar vt |