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escroquer

to swindle, to defraud

verb eh-skroh-KEH Rare

Usage Note

Escroquer means to cheat someone out of money or property by deception. The noun un escroc (swindler, con artist) is very common in everyday French. The usual construction is escroquer quelque chose à quelqu'un: il m'a escroqué mille euros.

Examples

"Il a essayé de m'escroquer en ligne."

Natural Translation

He tried to swindle me online.

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