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bedra

verbverb

to deceive, to cheat, to swindle · to cheat on, to be unfaithful to

PronunciationUttale

bedraˊ

EtymologyOpphav

gjennom dansk bedrage; fra lavtysk bedregen through Danish bedrage; from Low German bedregen

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. svindleto swindle;
    snyte (I, 2)to cheat
    to swindlesvindle;
    to cheatsnyte (I, 2)
    • han bedrog meg for flere tusen kroner he defrauded me of several thousand kroner
  2. være utro mot to be unfaithful to
    • bedra ektefellen sin to cheat on one’s spouse
  3. gi falskt inntrykk to give a false impression
    • sansene mine bedrar meg my senses are deceiving me

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

skinnet bedrar det ytre kan gi galt inntrykk outward appearances can give the wrong impression Eng. phraseappearances can be deceptive
verden vil bedras menneskene er godtroende og lette å narre people are gullible and easy to fool Eng. phrasethe world wants to be deceived