finagle
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finagle
- /fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/ US, UK
Rhymes with -eɪɡəl
Where it comes from
Americanism from the 1920s, perhaps combining an alteration of fainaigue (“to renege”) with the suffix + -le (“frequentative”), possibly influenced by inveigle; compare haggle.
verb finagles · finagling · finagled · finangle · phenagle
- To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts. finagle a day off work
- To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitful methods, by trickery. finagled his way out of a ticket by pretending to be on the way to a funeral, distraught
- To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object) shady stockbrokers who finagle their clients out of fortunes.
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verb (transitive) to obtain or achieve by indirect and usually deceitful methods
| Español | enchufar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 騙取 /骗取 piànqǔ |
| Français | intriguer, magouiller, se faire pistonner |
| Deutsch | erschleichen, ermogeln |
| Italiano | fregare |
verb (transitive, intransitive) to cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods (often with "out of")
| Español | hacer trampas, trufar, escamotear, hurtar, birlar, estafar |
|---|---|
| Français | escroquer, estamper, filouter, piquer, rouler, refaire |
| Deutsch | mogeln, betrügen, fudeln, täuschen |
| Italiano | sottrarre |
| Русский | жульничать žulʹničatʹ |
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title = {finagle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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