dupe

dupe  (dp, dyp)

n.

1. An easily deceived person.

2. A person who functions as the tool of another person or power.

tr.v. duped, dup·ing, dupes

To deceive (an unwary person). See Synonyms at deceive.

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[French, from Old French, probably alteration of huppe, hoopoe (from the bird's stupid appearance); see hoopoe.]

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dupa·bili·ty n.

dupa·ble adj.

duper n.

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dupe [djuːp]

n

1. a person who is easily deceived

2. a person who unwittingly serves as the tool of another person or power

vb

(tr) to deceive, esp by trickery; make a dupe or tool of; cheat; fool

[from French, from Old French duppe, contraction of de huppe of (a) hoopoe (from Latin upupa); from the bird's reputation for extreme stupidity]

dupable  adj

dupability  n

duper  n

dupery  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dupe - a person who is tricked or swindled victim individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" laughingstock, stooge, goat, butt - a victim of ridicule or pranks chump, fall guy, gull, patsy, soft touch, sucker, mug, fool, mark - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of lamb - a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters) easy mark, sitting duck - a defenseless victim
Verb	1.	dupe - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" cod, put one across, put one over, slang, take in, gull, befool, fool, put on kid, pull the leg of - tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

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dupe

verb

deceive, trick, cheat, con (informal), kid (informal), sting (informal), rip off (slang), hoax, defraud, beguile, gull (archaic), delude, swindle, outwit, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, take for a ride (informal), pull a fast one on (informal), cozen Some of the offenders duped the psychologists.

noun

1. victim, mug (Brit. slang), sucker (slang), pigeon (slang), sap (slang), gull, pushover (slang), fall guy (informal), simpleton an innocent dupe in a political scandal

2. puppet, tool, instrument, pawn, stooge (slang), cat's-paw He was accused of being a dupe of the communists.

Translations

dupe [djuːp]

A. N → inocentón/ona m/f
to be the dupe of → ser víctima de

B. VT (= trick) → engañar, embaucar; (= swindle) → timar
to dupe sb (into doing sth) → engañar or embaucar a algn(para que haga algo)

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dupe [ˈdjuːp]

n (= person) → dupe f

vt → duper, tromper

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dupe

vt → betrügen, überlisten, übertölpeln; he was duped into believing it → er fiel darauf rein

n → Betrogene(r) mf

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dupe [djuːp]

1. n → zimbello/a
to be sb's dupe → lasciarsi ingannare da qn

2. vt → ingannare, gabbare
to dupe sb into doing sth → ingannare qn per fargli fare qc

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dupe [djuːp]

1. n → zimbello/a
to be sb's dupe → lasciarsi ingannare da qn

2. vt → ingannare, gabbare
to dupe sb into doing sth → ingannare qn per fargli fare qc

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dupe

n dupe [djuːp]

a person who is cheated or deceived She had been the dupe of a dishonest rogue. slagoffer مَخْدوع будала důvěřivá oběť godtroende person der/die Gelackmeierte (sl.) κορόιδο, θύμα ingenuo haneksvõetu آدم فریب خورده jonkun huiputtama henkilö dupe פֶּתִי भोला, सीधा, धोखा खाने वाला lakovjeran, prevaren balek korban penipuan ginningarfífl, flón; leiksoppur vittima だまされやすい人 속기 쉬운 사람 apgaulės auka piekrāptais; piemuļķotais orang yang tertipu dupe dåsemikkel, godtroende person osoba oszukana, ofiara oszustwa, `jeleń vítima fraier простофиля ľahkoverný človek, hlupák prevaranec naivčina person som har blivit dragen vid näsan, lättlurad (godtrogen) person คนที่ถูกหลอกลวง aldatılmış kimse, enayi, saf 被愚弄的人 роззява جسے دھوکا دیا گیا ہو người bị lừa bịp 被愚弄的人

v

to deceive or trick He duped me into thinking he had gone home. bedrieg يَخْدَع мамя oklamat, napálit narre; føre bag lyset übertölpeln εξαπατώ engañar haneks võtma فریب دادن huiputtaa duper לְרָמוֹת, לְסָדֵר ठगना, धोखा देना prevariti, nasamariti becsap menipu plata, gabba ingannare, imbrogliare だます 속이다 apsukti, apmulkinti krāpt; muļķot menipu bedriegen føre bak lyset, narre nabrać kogoś ludibriar a păcăli одурачивать oklamať prevarati nasamariti dupera, lura หลอกลวง kandırmak, ketenpereye getirmek 欺騙 обдурювати دھوکا دینا lừa bịp 欺骗