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Meaning of dolus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1

[ˈdɔ.ɫʊs]

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Български изма́ма

বাংলা কেরদানী

Català engany

Cymraeg dichell twyll

Deutsch Betrügerei

English deceit Deception guile strategy trick Trickery

Español superchería trapisonda triquiñuela

Suomi hämäys

Français magouillage tricherie

Gaeilge aisiléireacht bobaireacht draíodóireacht ealaíontacht imeartas lúbaireacht

Galego falcatrúa falcatruada

हिन्दी झाँसा धोखा

Magyar fortélyosság

Հայերեն օյինբազություն

Italiano accalappiamento accalappiatura inganno tiro mancino trappoleria

日本語細工

한국어 기만

Latina calumnia circumventio stratēgēma urbanitas

Nederlands bedriegerij

Português falcatrua fraude

Русский надувательство обман уловка

Svenska falskspel

Українська обма́н ошука́нство шахрайство

اردو دم

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

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

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