el
masculine
/ˈfɾawðe/
#2646 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
fraud
Word origin
From Latin fraus (stem fraud-, 'deceit, injury'). The same root gives English 'fraud' and 'defraud'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- fraus
- English cognates
- fraud, defraud
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralfraudes
Examples
acusada .
The company was accused of tax fraud.
euros.
They uncovered a fraud of millions of euros.
.
The bank has systems to detect fraud.
.
He was convicted of fraud and forgery.
¿ protegernos ?
How can we protect ourselves from fraud on the internet?
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 53.