tromper

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French tromper, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French tromper (to tramp, trump, delude, literally to play on the trumpet), from trompe (trump, trumpet), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *trumpa (trump, trumpet), akin to Old High German trumba, trumpa (trump, trumpet). More at tramp, tromp, trump.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁɔ̃.pe/
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  • Hyphenation: trom‧per

Verb

tromper

  1. (transitive) to deceive, lead astray, mislead
  2. (transitive) to trick, dupe
  3. (transitive) to cheat on one's significant other
  4. (transitive) to distract oneself from
  5. (reflexive) to make a mistake
    New York est la capitale des États-Unis. Ah non, je me trompe, c’est Washington.
    New York is the capital of the United states. Wait, I'm wrong, it's Washington.
  6. (reflexive, with de) to mix up
    On est en retard parce qu’on s’est trompé de route, mais on ne s’est rendu compte qu’après une demie heure.
    We're late because we took the wrong road, and we only realized after half an hour.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading


Middle English

Noun

tromper

  1. Alternative form of trompour

Middle French

Verb

tromper

  1. to trick; to deceive

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

  • French: tromper