dupe

UK
/djuːp/
US
/duːp/
dupenoun
dupes
pl
UK
/djuːp/
US
/duːp/
Translations
He was the dupe of a clever con artist.
Он был жертвой хитрого мошенника.
Additional translations
Definitions
A person who is easily deceived or tricked.
He was a dupe, falling for every scam that came his way.
A duplicate or copy of something.
The painting was a dupe, indistinguishable from the original.
dupeverb
duped
Past Simple
duped
Past Participle
duping
Gerund
UK
/djuːp/
US
/duːp/
Translations
She managed to dupe the entire team with her fake story.
Ей удалось одурачить всю команду своей вымышленной историей.
He tried to dupe me into giving him my password.
Он пытался обмануть меня, чтобы я дал ему свой пароль.
Additional translations
Definitions
To deceive or trick someone into believing something that is not true.
He was duped into buying a fake watch.
To make a duplicate of something, especially a film, recording, or digital file.
The technician duped the archival tape to create a working copy for the studio.
dupeadjective
UK
/djuːp/
US
/duːp/
Used attributively to denote an imitation or cheaper copy of a product.
Definitions
Imitative or serving as a cheaper substitute for a more expensive product.
She bought a dupe handbag that looked just like the designer original.