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Meaning of dolus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈdɔ.ɫʊs]

Definitions

  1. deception, deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, trickery
  2. evil intent; malice; wrongdoing (with a view to the consequences)
  3. device, artifice, strategem, trap

Equivalents

العربية جرم منكر
Български изма́ма простъпка
বাংলা কেরদানী
Català engany
Čeština křivda
Cymraeg dichell twyll
Gàidhlig olc
日本語 あくぎょう 細工
한국어 기만
Kurdî جرم
Nederlands bedriegerij euveldaad
Polski naruszenie
Svenska falskspel
اردو دم
Tiếng Việt sai phạm
Yorùbá agalamaṣa

Examples

“SĪMŌ: Ego dūdum nōn nihil veritūs sum, Dāve, abs tē, nē facerēs idem quod volgus servōrum solet dolīs: ut mē dēlūderēs”

SIMO: For a long time, I have feared not a little from you, Davus, lest you do the same thing that the common run of slaves usually does with their trickery: that you would deceive me just because my son is in love.

“Nec latuēre dolī frātrem Iūnōnis et īrae.”

Nor did the deceit and wrath of Juno escape her brother.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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