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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesembaucar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: em-bau-car
"El vendedor logró embaucar a los compradores ingenuos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cheat, swindle, or deceive someone by cunning or trickery.
"The con artist tried to bamboozle the elderly man into buying fake stocks." - 2
To confuse, perplex, or bewilder someone completely.
"The complex puzzle completely bamboozled even the smartest students in the class."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The origin of 'bamboozle' is uncertain, emerging in the late 17th century during the reign of Queen Anne as slang. It may be related to the Scottish word 'bamboozle' meaning to perplex, or possibly derived from various dialectal expressions involving deceptive practices, eventually entering standard literary use.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bamboozle" is said worldwide
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amadouer
Transliteration: ama-due
"Il a réussi à m'amadouer avec de fausses promesses."
überlisten
Transliteration: uber-listen
"Der Betrüger versuchte, ihn zu überlisten."
raggirare
Transliteration: rad-ji-rare
"Hanno cercato di raggirare il cliente con clausole nascoste."
embaucar
Transliteration: em-bau-car
"El vendedor logró embaucar a los compradores ingenuos."
enganar
Transliteration: en-ga-nar
"Ele tentou me enganar com uma história falsa."
धोखा देना
Transliteration: dhokha dena
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने मुझे अपनी बातों से धोखा दिया।"
蒙蔽
Transliteration: méng bì
Script: 中文汉字
"骗子试图蒙蔽无知的顾客。"
속이다
Transliteration: sog-ida
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 사람들을 속여서 돈을 빼앗았습니다."
かつぐ
Transliteration: katsugu
Script: 日本語
"彼は巧みな嘘で私をかついだ。"
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