απατώ
Greek
Alternative forms
- απατάω (apatáo)
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀπατῶ (apatô)
Pronunciation
Verb
απατώ • (apató) (past απάτησα, passive απατώμαι)
- cheat, scam, defraud, deceive, swindle, bamboozle
- Κάποιοι ζητιάνοι τον απάτησαν την άλλη μέρα στο κέντρο της πόλης. ― Kápoioi zitiánoi ton apátisan tin álli méra sto kéntro tis pólis. ― Some beggars scammed him/swindled him the other day in the city.
- be mistaken, err, be deceived by
- Η μνήμη μου ποτέ δεν με απατά. ― I mními mou poté den me apatá. ― My memory is never wrong.
- cheat on, deceive, two-time (spouse or partner)
- Η γυναίκα του τον απατούσε δύο χρόνια. ― I gynaíka tou ton apatoúse dýo chrónia. ― His wife was cheating on him for two years.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (cuckold, cheat on): κερατώνω (keratóno), βάζω κέρατα (vázo kérata), φοράω κέρατα (foráo kérata), μοιχεύω (moichévo)
Related terms
- απάτη f (apáti, “deceit, deception”)