What does inganno in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word inganno in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use inganno in Italian.

The word inganno in Italian means deceit, trick, mistake, fallacy, blunder, deceive, mislead, cheat, swindle, be wrong, cheat, there's no trick, there's no illusion, to mislead. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word inganno

deceit, trick

sostantivo maschile (raggiro, imbroglio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Scoprì l'inganno quando ormai il truffatore si era dileguato.
By the time he figured out the scam, the con artist had disappeared.

mistake, fallacy, blunder

sostantivo maschile (abbaglio, errore)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si è trattato solo di un inganno, ma per fortuna te ne sei accorto in tempo.
It was just a mistake, but fortunately you noticed in time.

deceive, mislead

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (far sbagliare, confondere)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le scritte sulla bottiglia mi hanno ingannato sul contenuto.
The bottle's label misled me regarding its contents.

cheat, swindle

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (truffare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Lo hanno ingannato come un pivello.
They cheated him like a rookie.

be wrong

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (sbagliarsi, confondersi)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
A tutti può capitare di ingannarsi.
Anyone can make a mistake.

cheat

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (raggirare) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cerco di ingannare il tempo.
I'm trying to cheat time.

there's no trick, there's no illusion

(litteral)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

to mislead

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