swindle

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• /ˈswɪndəl/
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• [ˈswɪndəl] ~ [ˈswɪndl̩]
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* As an English surname, variant of Swindell. * As a German surname, Americanized from Schwindell, a diminutive of the lost Middle High German adjective swinde (“impetuous, wild”).

Back-formation from swindler, from German Schwindler, from German schwindeln, from Middle High German swindeln, swindelen, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of the verb swintan, from Proto-West Germanic *swindan (“to diminish”). See also Modern German schwindeln, Danish svindel and svindle, Dutch zwindelen and zwendelen, Yiddish שווינדל (shvindl), Low German swinneln, Middle English swinden (“to languish, waste away”).

148 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: dələduzluq — an instance of swindling
• Azerbaijani: fırıldaqçılıq — an instance of swindling
• Bulgarian: измама (izmama) — an instance of swindling
• Catalan: estafa — an instance of swindling
• Chinese Mandarin: 欺詐 /欺诈 (qīzhà) — an instance of swindling
• Czech: švindl — an instance of swindling
• Dutch: zwendel — an instance of swindling
• Esperanto: trompo — an instance of swindling
• Finnish: huijaus — an instance of swindling
• French: escroquerie — an instance of swindling
• French: entourloupe — an instance of swindling
• German: Schwindel — an instance of swindling
• Greek: απάτη (apáti) — an instance of swindling
• Hungarian: csalás — an instance of swindling
• Hungarian: becsapás — an instance of swindling
• Hungarian: szélhámosság — an instance of swindling
• Hungarian: átverés — an instance of swindling
• Hungarian: svindli — an instance of swindling
• Icelandic: svindl — an instance of swindling
• Icelandic: svik — an instance of swindling
• Italian: frode — an instance of swindling
• Italian: raggiro — an instance of swindling
• Italian: imbroglio — an instance of swindling
• Japanese: 詐欺 (sagi) — an instance of swindling
• Kabuverdianu: kanbalaxu — an instance of swindling
• Malay: penipuan — an instance of swindling
• Māori: hara taware — an instance of swindling
• Norman: chiffonnage — an instance of swindling
• Plautdietsch: Schwindel — an instance of swindling
• Polish: szwindel — an instance of swindling
• Portuguese: fraude — an instance of swindling
• Russian: обма́н (obmán) — an instance of swindling
• Russian: жу́льничество (žúlʹničestvo) — an instance of swindling
• Russian: моше́нничество (mošénničestvo) — an instance of swindling
• Spanish: timo — an instance of swindling
• Spanish: estafa — an instance of swindling
• Spanish: pufo — an instance of swindling
• Spanish: engañabobos — an instance of swindling
• Spanish: engañifa — an instance of swindling
• Spanish: socaliña — an instance of swindling
• Spanish: trafa — an instance of swindling
• Swedish: svindel — an instance of swindling
• Swedish: bedrägeri — an instance of swindling
• Yiddish: שווינדל (shvindl) — an instance of swindling
• Afrikaans: afsettery — to defraud someone
• Arabic: غَشَّ (ḡašša) — to defraud someone
• Arabic: جَدَعَ (jadaʕa) — to defraud someone
• Bulgarian: измамвам (izmamvam) — to defraud someone
• Catalan: estafar — to defraud someone
• Catalan: enganyar — to defraud someone
• Catalan: ensarronar — to defraud someone
• Catalan: engalipar — to defraud someone
• Chinese Mandarin: 詐取 /诈取 (zhàqǔ) — to defraud someone
• Chinese Mandarin: 騙取 /骗取 (piànqǔ) — to defraud someone
• Chinese Mandarin: 騙局 /骗局 (piànjú) — to defraud someone
• Dutch: oplichten — to defraud someone
• Dutch: zwendelen — to defraud someone
• Esperanto: trompi — to defraud someone
• Finnish: huijata — to defraud someone
• French: escroquer — to defraud someone
• French: entourlouper — to defraud someone
• Galician: enfoumar — to defraud someone
• German: betrügen — to defraud someone
• German: beschwindeln — to defraud someone
• German: erschwindeln — to defraud someone
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽 (bifaihōn) — to defraud someone
• Ancient Greek: φενακίζω (phenakízō) — to defraud someone
• Hebrew: הוֹנָה (honá) — to defraud someone
• Hungarian: becsap — to defraud someone
• Hungarian: átver — to defraud someone
• Hungarian: rászed — to defraud someone
• Icelandic: svindla á — to defraud someone
• Ido: eskrokar — to defraud someone
• Indonesian: menipu — to defraud someone
• Indonesian: mengecoh — to defraud someone
• Italian: truffare — to defraud someone
• Italian: bidonare — to defraud someone
• Italian: defraudare — to defraud someone
• Italian: turlupinare — to defraud someone
• Italian: circuire — to defraud someone
• Italian: fregare — to defraud someone
• Japanese: 騙す (damasu) — to defraud someone
• Japanese: 欺く (azamuku) — to defraud someone
• Javanese: nyolong — to defraud someone
• Latin: fraudō — to defraud someone
• Malay: tipu — to defraud someone
• Māori: whakateke — to defraud someone
• Nepali: छक्याउनु (chakyāunu) — to defraud someone
• Norman: rouôler — to defraud someone
• Norman: frauduler — to defraud someone
• Polish: szwindlować — to defraud someone
• Portuguese: fraudar — to defraud someone
• Quechua: ch'achuy — to defraud someone
• Romanian: înșela — to defraud someone
• Russian: обма́нывать (obmányvatʹ) — to defraud someone
• Russian: обману́ть (obmanútʹ) — to defraud someone
• Russian: моше́нничать (mošénničatʹ) — to defraud someone
• Russian: жу́льничать (žúlʹničatʹ) — to defraud someone
• Russian: надува́ть (naduvátʹ) — to defraud someone
• Russian: наду́ть (nadútʹ) — to defraud someone
• Spanish: estafar — to defraud someone
• Spanish: timar — to defraud someone
• Spanish: tangar — to defraud someone
• Spanish: petardear — to defraud someone
• Spanish: dársela con queso — to defraud someone
• Swedish: svindla — to defraud someone
• Swedish: bedra — to defraud someone
• Thai: โกง (gohng) — to defraud someone
• Thai: คดโกง (kót gohng) — to defraud someone
• Turkish: dolandırmak — to defraud someone
• Ottoman Turkish: صاغمق (sağmak) — to defraud someone
• Vietnamese: lừa đảo — to defraud someone
• Yiddish: באַשווינדלען (bashvindlen) — to defraud someone
• Yiddish: אָפּנאַרן (opnarn) — to defraud someone
• Arabic: غَشَّ (ḡašša) — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Arabic: جَدَعَ (jadaʕa) — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Catalan: estafar — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Chinese Cantonese: 欺騙 /欺骗 (hei4 pin3) — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Chinese Mandarin: 欺騙 /欺骗 (qīpiàn) — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Dutch: frauderen — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Finnish: huijata — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• French: entourlouper — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• French: escroquer — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• German: schwindeln — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Hungarian: kicsal — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Icelandic: svindla — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Indonesian: menipu — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Italian: raggirare — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Italian: truffare — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Japanese: 騙る (kataru) — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Japanese: 騙取する (henshu suru) — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Malay: tipu — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Māori: muremure — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Portuguese: trapacear — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Russian: обма́нывать (obmányvatʹ) — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Russian: обману́ть (obmanútʹ) — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Spanish: estafar — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Spanish: petardear — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Spanish: trampear — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Spanish: timar — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Swedish: svindla — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Thai: โกง (gohng) — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Thai: คดโกง (kót gohng) — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Turkish: söğüşlemek — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Turkish: dolandırmak — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Turkish: yolmak — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Vietnamese: lừa đảo — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods
• Vietnamese: lừa tiền — to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods