What does fraude in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word fraude in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fraude in French.

The word fraude in French means fraud, fraud, fraudulence, cheat, lie about, pilfer, steal, fraudulently, credit card fraud, electoral fraud, election fraud, tax evasion, sneak in without paying, smuggle. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fraude

fraud

nom féminin (acte illégal de contournement de loi) (crime)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce fonctionnaire est chargé de traquer la fraude. Les sociétés d'autoroute ont décidé de sévir contre la fraude. La fraude aux allocations familiales est sévèrement punie.
The highway authorities are cracking down on toll dodging. // ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The commuter was prosecuted for fare dodging.

fraud, fraudulence

nom féminin (tromperie, dissimulation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Laurent a obtenu cet avantage par fraude.
Laurence used fraud to get that advantage.

cheat

verbe intransitif (tricher, utiliser des pratiques malhonnêtes)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Si le fisc apprend que tu fraudes, tu vas avoir des problèmes ! Beaucoup d'automobilistes fraudent au péage.
If the Inland Revenue find out you're cheating, you're going to be in trouble!

lie about

(tricher sur)

L'adolescent frauda sur son âge pour entrer au cinéma.
He lied about his age to get into the cinema.

pilfer, steal

verbe transitif (vieilli (voler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il frauda deux places de cinéma pour lui et son frère.
He pilfered two cinema tickets for him and his brother.

fraudulently

locution adverbiale (illégalement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Le fugitif est sorti du pays en fraude.

credit card fraud

nom féminin (arnaque bancaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

electoral fraud, election fraud

nom féminin (trucage d'élections)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tax evasion

nom féminin (détournement d'argent de l'impôt)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sneak in without paying

locution verbale (entrer illégalement) (cinema, exhibition, etc.)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Comme je n'avais pas d'argent, je suis passé en fraude dans le métro.
As I had no money, I dodged the fare on the tube.

smuggle

locution verbale (introduire illégalement)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le trafiquant s'est servi d'une mule pour passer de la drogue en fraude.

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