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fleecing

/ˈfliːsɪŋ/

Translations

fleecinggerund / present participle

/ˈfliːsɪŋ/

frauduleuxQualifie une activité ou une opération de fraude ou d’escroquerie.

They shut down the fleecing operation before more victims were harmed.

Ils ont fermé l’opération frauduleuse avant que d’autres victimes ne soient touchées.

Synonyms

fleecingnoun

fleecings

arnaque

The company was accused of fleecing its customers with hidden fees.

L’entreprise a été accusée d’arnaque envers ses clients avec des frais cachés.

tonteDans le sens de la tonte des moutons.

Spring is the season for the annual fleecing of the flock.

Le printemps est la saison de la tonte annuelle du troupeau.

Additional translations

escroquerieRegistre plus soutenu et juridique.

Synonyms

fleeceverb

fleecing

Gerund

fleeced

Past Simple

fleeced

Past Participle

fleecing

Gerund

/fliːs/

plumerFamilier, surtout pour parler d’une personne qu’on dépouille d’argent.

The con artist managed to fleece several investors.

L’escroc a réussi à plumer plusieurs investisseurs.

tondreEn parlant d’un mouton ou d’un animal laineux.

Every spring, the farmers fleece the sheep.

Chaque printemps, les fermiers tondent les moutons.

Synonyms

rip off

Definitions

fleecinggerund / present participle

Engaged in or characteristic of cheating or defrauding.

They shut down the fleecing operation before more victims were harmed.

fleecingnoun

The act of swindling or cheating someone out of money or property.

The company was accused of fleecing its customers with hidden fees.

The process of removing wool from a sheep; shearing.

Spring is the season for the annual fleecing of the flock.

fleeceverb

To strip of money or property by fraud or extortion.

The con artist managed to fleece several investors out of thousands of dollars.

To shear the wool from a sheep.

Every spring, the farmers gather to fleece the sheep and prepare the wool for market.