Meaning of fraus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. cheating, deceit, deception, fraud, guile, stratagem, trick, treachery, wiles
   declension-3, feminine
2. delusion, error
   declension-3, feminine
3. injury, hurt, harm
   declension-3, feminine
4. bad or ill intent
   declension-3, feminine

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Examples

““Mē fraude petēbās?” (Literally) “[So, it’s] me [who] you are aiming at with [your] deceit?” (The emphatic position of “me” conveys Anna’s emotional response to Dido’s impending death. Translations – Mackail, 1885: “Was my summons a snare?”; Knight, 1956: “You planned to deceive me!”; Mandelbaum, 1971: “Did you plan this fraud for me?”; West, 1990: “It was all to deceive your sister!”; Ahl, 2007: “Your fraud had me as its target?”; Bartsch, 2020: “You wanted to trick me?”)”

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