Meaning of šmaukt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to go quickly, to run
   colloquial, intransitive, transitive
2. to cheat, to deceive
   colloquial, intransitive, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“suns pienāk pie durvīm un paraugās, kas ārā notiek... ja pamatīgi līst, mājas sargs šmauc atpakaļ virtuvē”

the dog comes to the door to check what is happening outside... if it is raining heavily, the house defender (= dog) runs back into the kitchen

“šmaukt pircējus”

to cheat (one's) buyers, clients

“ak, kā mēs mīlam ar savu īsredzību sevi un citus šmaukt!”

oh, how we love to deceive ourselves and others with our short-sightedness!

“man tik un tā neticēs, jo es šos lāga cilvēkus, tīri negribēdams, biju šodien pietiekoši šmaucis”

people will sometimes not believe me, because I, totally unwillingly, have sufficiently deceived those nice people today

CEFR level