betakeln

German

Etymology

be- +‎ takeln. “to cheat, deceive” sense of unknown origin.

Pronunciation
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Verb

betakeln (weak, third-person singular present betakelt, past tense betakelte, past participle betakelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (nautical) to rig
  2. (Austria, colloquial) to cheat, deceive

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “betakeln” in Duden online
  • “betakeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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