"scam" meaning in Anglais

See scam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \skæm\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scam.wav Forms: scams [plural]
  1. Astuce frauduleuse, arnaque, entourloupe.
    Sense id: fr-scam-en-noun--myRQ7vQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: con [slang], confidence game, con game, dirty trick Related terms (arnaqueur): con man, confidence man

Verb

IPA: \skæm\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scam.wav Forms: to scam [infinitive], scams [present, third-person, singular], scammed [preterite], scammed [participle, past], scamming [participle, present]
  1. Entourlouper, arnaquer, escroquer. Tags: slang
    Sense id: fr-scam-en-verb-koafEza~ Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Termes argotiques en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swindle, con [slang]

Inflected forms

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      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Noms communs en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
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      "form": "scams",
      "ipas": [
        "\\skæmz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "related": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Argot"
      ],
      "sense": "arnaqueur",
      "word": "con man"
    },
    {
      "sense": "arnaqueur",
      "word": "confidence man"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Astuce frauduleuse, arnaque, entourloupe."
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "con"
    },
    {
      "word": "confidence game"
    },
    {
      "word": "con game"
    },
    {
      "word": "dirty trick"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scam"
}

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      "parents": [],
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    },
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      "source": "w"
    },
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    },
    {
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      "ipas": [
        "\\skæm\\"
      ],
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        "\\skæmd\\"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "form": "scammed",
      "ipas": [
        "\\skæmd\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scamming",
      "ipas": [
        "\\skæm.ɪŋ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais à traduire",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I decided to cancel the deal. I suspected he was trying to scam me."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Entourlouper, arnaquer, escroquer."
      ],
      "id": "fr-scam-en-verb-koafEza~",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
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    {
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      "word": "confidence man"
    }
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    {
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        "Astuce frauduleuse, arnaque, entourloupe."
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        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "con"
    },
    {
      "word": "confidence game"
    },
    {
      "word": "con game"
    },
    {
      "word": "dirty trick"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scam"
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    "Verbes transitifs en anglais",
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      "form": "to scam",
      "ipas": [
        "\\skæm\\"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "\\skæmz\\"
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    },
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        "\\skæmd\\"
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        "preterite"
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    },
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      "ipas": [
        "\\skæmd\\"
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "\\skæm.ɪŋ\\"
      ],
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      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
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        "Exemples en anglais",
        "Exemples en anglais à traduire",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "I decided to cancel the deal. I suspected he was trying to scam me."
        }
      ],
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        "Entourlouper, arnaquer, escroquer."
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    }
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      "word": "swindle"
    },
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      "word": "con"
    }
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  "tags": [
    "transitive"
  ],
  "word": "scam"
}

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