What does dupe in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word dupe in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dupe in French.
The word dupe in French means duped, taken in, fooled, dupe, credulous fool, easy prey, dupe, trick, not be a sucker, be no sucker, not be fooled by. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word dupe
duped, taken in, fooledadjectif (trompé par [qqn], [qch]) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Elle a été dupe d'un charlatan. She was duped by a charlatan. |
dupe, credulous fool, easy preynom féminin (personne abusée ou facile à avoir) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La vieille dame a été la dupe d'un escroc. The old lady was the easy prey of a crook. |
dupe, trickverbe transitif (tromper, abuser) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") C'est le propre des escrocs de duper leurs victimes. The characteristic of scammers is that they dupe (or: trick) their victims. |
not be a sucker, be no suckerlocution verbale (connaître la vérité) (informal) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") I'm no sucker. |
not be fooled bylocution verbale (ne pas se laisser tromper) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Nous ne sommes pas dupes de son apparente cordialité, nous savons qu'il est contre ce projet. |
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