defraudar

defraudar
v.
1 to disappoint.
su última película me defraudó mucho I was very disappointed by his last film
creí que podría contar contigo, pero me has defraudado I thought I could count on you, but you've let me down
reapareció Carreras y no defraudó Carreras made a reappearance and did not disappoint
2 to defraud.
defraudar a Hacienda to practice tax evasion
El pillo defraudó a la tienda The thief defrauded the store.
3 to let down, to disappoint, to snub, to go back on.
Su actitud egoísta defraudó a Ricardo Her selfish attitude let down Richard.
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defraudar
► verbo transitivo
1 (estafar) to defraud, cheat
■ defraudó a Hacienda he evaded taxes
2 (decepcionar) to disappoint, deceive
■ su actitud me ha defraudado I'm disappointed with her attitude
3 figurado (frustrar) to betray
■ defraudar las esperanzas to dash one's hopes
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verb
1) to disappoint
2) defraud
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VT
1) (=decepcionar) [+ persona] to disappoint; [+ esperanzas] to dash, disappoint; [+ amigos] to let down

este libro no te defraudará — you won't be disappointed by this book

2) (Com) [+ acreedores] to cheat, defraud

defraudar impuestos — to evade one's taxes

3) (Fís) to intercept, cut off
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verbo transitivo
a) (decepcionar) to disappoint

la película me defraudó — the movie didn't live up to my expectations

me has defraudado — you've let me down

b) (estafar) to defraud

defraudó al fisco — he evaded his taxes

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= disappoint, dash + Posesivo + hopes, let + Nombre + down, con, hoax.
Ex. I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.
Ex. It was hoped that this meeting would bring about reinstatement of the library funds which were so massively cut a year ago; these hopes were soon dashed.
Ex. The UK education system is letting down business by not creating enough scientists, the CBI says.
Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.
Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.
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verbo transitivo
a) (decepcionar) to disappoint

la película me defraudó — the movie didn't live up to my expectations

me has defraudado — you've let me down

b) (estafar) to defraud

defraudó al fisco — he evaded his taxes

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= disappoint, dash + Posesivo + hopes, let + Nombre + down, con, hoax.

Ex: I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.

Ex: It was hoped that this meeting would bring about reinstatement of the library funds which were so massively cut a year ago; these hopes were soon dashed.
Ex: The UK education system is letting down business by not creating enough scientists, the CBI says.
Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.
Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.

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defraudar [A1 ]
vt
1 (decepcionar) to disappoint
la película me defraudó I found the movie disappointing, the movie didn't live up to my expectations
me has defraudado you've let me down, you've disappointed me, I'm disappointed in you
todas nuestras esperanzas se vieron defraudadas all our hopes were dashed
2 (estafar) to defraud
defraudó al fisco he defrauded the tax authorities, he evaded his taxes
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defraudar (conjugate defraudar) verbo transitivo
a) (decepcionar) to disappoint

b) (estafar) to defraud;

◊ defraudó al fisco he evaded his taxes

defraudar verbo transitivo
1 (decepcionar) to disappoint: su forma de tratar el asunto nos ha defraudado mucho, we were very disappointed about the way he dealt with the matter
2 (estafar, sustraer una suma) to defraud, cheat: le han procesado por defraudar a Hacienda, he has been prosecuted for evading taxes
'defraudar' also found in these entries:
English:
disappoint
- fiddle
- let down
- short-change
- dash
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defraudar
♦ vt
1. [decepcionar] to disappoint;
su última película me defraudó mucho I was very disappointed by his last movie;
creí que podría contar contigo, pero me has defraudado I thought I could count on you, but you've let me down
2. [estafar] to defraud;
defraudar al fisco, defraudar a Hacienda to practise tax evasion
♦ vi
[decepcionar] to be disappointing, to disappoint;
reapareció Carreras y no defraudó Carreras made a reappearance and did not disappoint
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defraudar
v/t
1 expectativas disappoint
2 (estafar) defraud;
defraudar a Hacienda evade taxes
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defraudar vt
1) estafar: to defraud, to cheat
2) : to disappoint

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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