hintergehen

to hoodwink; to deceive

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hin|ter|ge|hen ptp hinterga\#ngen

vt insep irreg

(= betrügen) to deceive; Ehepartner etc auch to be unfaithful to; (= umgehen) Verordnung, Gesetze, Prinzip to circumvent

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(to betray (someone for whom one has already arranged to do something deceitful).) double-cross

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[ˈhɪntɐge:ən]

vt irreg

1. (betrügen)

▪ jdn \hintergehen to deceive sb, to go behind sb's back; (jdn betrügen, um Profit zu machen) to cheat [or double-cross] sb

wie er mich hintergangen hat, und ihm habe ich so vertraut! I was so taken in [by him] and I really trusted him!

2. (sexuell betrügen)

▪ jdn [mit jdm] \hintergehen to be unfaithful to sb, to two-time sb fam

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb deceive

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hinter'gehen v/t (irr, untrennb, hat)

1. (jemanden) deceive, go (oder do sth) behind sb’s back; (Ehepartner etc) deceive, be unfaithful to;

er fühlt sich von seinem Bruder hintergangen he thinks his brother should have come to him about it (and not done it behind his back)

2. (etwas) (umgehen) avoid

'hintergehen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-) umg (nach hinten gehen) go to the back

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb deceive

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v.

to hoodwink v.

to impose (on someone) v.