engañado
/enɡaɲado/from spelling rules
The English phrase cheated is translated into Spanish as engañado.
The word engañado is the past participle of the verb engañar, which means to deceive or trick. It is used to describe someone who has been deceived or tricked into believing something that is not true. Note that if you want to say someone is cheating specifically in the context of games or exams, you should use the phrase hacer trampa.
Which one should you use?
While engañar covers both general deception and romantic infidelity, it does not specifically mean 'to cheat at a game' (which would be hacer trampa).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, the term cagado/cagada is used informally to express being cheated.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form changes its ending to engañada if the person who was cheated is female. The form changes to engañados if referring to a group of men or a mixed group of people. The form changes to engañadas if referring to a group consisting only of females.
How do you pronounce it?
/enɡaɲado/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking contexts, if you are 'engañado' in a romantic relationship, you are often referred to as a 'cornudo', which literally means 'horned'.
- While engañado is the standard term for being deceived, using the slang term cagado in Argentina is much more aggressive, as it literally translates to 'having been defecated on'.
- In some regions, instead of engañar, people use the phrase tomar el pelo, which means 'to pull the hair'. It is used specifically when the deception is a lighthearted prank rather than a serious betrayal.
Examples in context
- He sido engañado de nuevo.I've been cheated again.This sentence uses the form engañado to show a repeated instance of being cheated.Tatoeba #5187366 by radu107, translation #5187264 by CK
- He engañado a mi mujer con mi jefe.I cheated on my wife with my boss.This sentence uses the form engañado to describe cheating on a spouse.Tatoeba #5110876 by ecorralest101, translation #5109272 by honestlang
- Resulté engañado.I got cheated.This sentence uses the form engañado to describe the result of being cheated.Tatoeba #6879621 by albrusgher, translation #5829149 by CK
- María se siente engañada por las promesas incumplidas.María feels cheated due to the unfulfilled promises.
- Los inversores fueron estafados por la empresa fantasma.The investors were cheated by the ghost company.
- María se dio cuenta de que había sido embaucada por aquel falso gurú.María realized she had been cheated by that fake guru.
- 5 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daniel tells María about a bad purchase he made online.
- DanielMe siento engañado por el vendedor.I feel cheated by the seller.
- MaríaLo siento, Daniel. ¿Qué pasó?I'm sorry, Daniel. What happened?
- DanielEl producto es muy diferente a la foto.The product is very different from the photo.
- MaríaEs terrible que hayas sido engañado así.It's terrible that you've been cheated like that.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
