Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
übervorteilt
English translation:
to be taken advantage of / to be expolited / to be cheated
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Christine Lam
Oct 29, 2004 13:44
19 yrs ago
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German term
übervorteilt
German to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Es mag im Misstrauen der XXXesen gebründet sein, übervorteilt zu werden (was ich denk`und tu`...) oder in ihrer technischen Unzulänglichkeit, dass trotz der flauen Zeiten im Büro viel zu tun ist.
Ich habe fleece, damnify, nobble und overreach gefunden, finde jedoch nichts davon passend - wer hat einen besseren Vorschlag?
Ich habe fleece, damnify, nobble und overreach gefunden, finde jedoch nichts davon passend - wer hat einen besseren Vorschlag?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +7 | to be taken advantage of / to be expolited / to be cheated |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 4 | duped |
Robin Ward
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| 3 | have the better of someone |
Brainstorm
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Proposed translations
+7
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Cilian O'Tuama
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German term (edited):
�bervorteilt
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to be taken advantage of / to be expolited / to be cheated
I'm not sure I understand your question - isn't very clear
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-10-29 13:47:20 GMT)
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oops, exploited
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-10-29 13:47:20 GMT)
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oops, exploited
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Heidi Stone-Schaller
0 min
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| agree |
Allesklar
5 mins
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| agree |
gfish
6 mins
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| agree |
gangels (X)
22 mins
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| agree |
roneill
24 mins
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| agree |
Christina Oltmann
1 hr
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| agree |
Mario Marcolin
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Vielen Dank fuer die breite Zustimmung"
5 mins
Brainstorm
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German term (edited):
�bervorteilt
have the better of someone
to have the better of someone
to outwit
be a looser
But the context is too meagre to say...
to outwit
be a looser
But the context is too meagre to say...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Cilian O'Tuama
: the opposite of looser is not winner, but tighter ;-)
2 mins
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11 mins
Robin Ward
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duped
may be another possibility.
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