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swindled

/ˈswɪndld/

Translations

swindledpast participle

/ˈswɪndəld/

Used as an adjective derived from the past participle of the verb 'swindle'.

escroquéSens le plus courant dans un contexte financier ou d'escroquerie.

After investing in the fraudulent scheme, he felt swindled out of his savings.

Après avoir investi dans cette combine frauduleuse, il s'est senti escroqué de ses économies.

Additional translations

arnaquéFamilier; très courant à l'oral pour exprimer l'idée d'avoir été trompé ou lésé.

swindleverb

swindled

Past Simple

swindled

Past Simple

swindled

Past Participle

swindling

Gerund

/ˈswɪndl̩/

He was arrested for attempting to swindle investors out of millions of dollars.

Il a été arrêté pour avoir tenté d’escroquer des investisseurs de millions de dollars.

Additional translations

arnaquerFamilier.

Synonyms

rip off

Antonyms

swindledpast participle

Deceived or cheated, typically in a financial context.

After investing in the fraudulent scheme, he felt swindled out of his savings.

swindleverb

To cheat or defraud someone of money or possessions.

He was arrested for attempting to swindle investors out of millions of dollars.

To engage in fraudulent activity; to cheat.

The firm had been swindling for years before regulators intervened.