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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieskolludieren
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔluˈdiːʁən
"Die Firmen wurden beschuldigt, zu kolludieren, um die Preise zu manipulieren."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cooperate secretly or illegally in order to deceive or cheat others.
"The rival companies were accused of colluding to fix prices in the market." - 2
To act together through a secret understanding, especially to achieve a malicious objective.
"The corrupt officials were found to be colluding with the criminal syndicate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'colludere', meaning 'to play together', formed from 'com-' (together) and 'ludere' (to play). Over time, the meaning shifted from innocent collaborative play to secretive cooperation for fraudulent, illegal, or deceitful purposes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Collude" is said worldwide
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colluder
Transliteration: ko.ly.de
"Les entreprises ont été accusées de colluder pour fixer les prix."
kolludieren
Transliteration: kɔluˈdiːʁən
"Die Firmen wurden beschuldigt, zu kolludieren, um die Preise zu manipulieren."
colludere
Transliteration: kolˈluːde.re
"Le aziende sono state accusate di colludere per alterare il mercato."
coludir
Transliteration: ko.luˈdiɾ
"Las empresas fueron acusadas de coludir para fijar los precios."
conluiar
Transliteration: kõ.lwjˈaɾ
"As empresas foram acusadas de se conluiar para fraudar a licitação."
सांठगांठ करना
Transliteration: sāṁṭhgāṁṭh karnā
"कंपनियों पर कीमतें तय करने के लिए सांठगांठ करने का आरोप लगाया गया था।"
勾结
Transliteration: gōujié
"这两家公司被指控勾结操纵市场价格。"
결탁하다
Transliteration: gyeltakhada
"두 회사는 가격을 담합하기 위해 결탁한 혐의를 받았다."
結託する
Transliteration: kettaku suru
"その企業らは価格操作のために結託したと告発された。"
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