Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/enˈɡaɲo/

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Translation

deception, trick

Word origin

From the verb engañar, from Late Latin ingannare ('to mock, deceive'). The noun names the act or result of deceiving.

Origin
Latin
Root
ingannare

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralengaños

Examples

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His whole story turned out to be a deception.

.

Do not fall for the trick of prices that are too low.

.

She discovered the deceit and decided not to trust him anymore.

, deliberado.

That was not a mistake, but a deliberate deception.

.

The magician lives off the trickery of our own eyes.

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This word is part of lesson 55.