engañado
/enɡaɲado/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for tricked is engañado.
The word engañado describes someone who has been deceived into believing something that is not true. It is an adjective derived from the infinitive verb engañar, which means to trick or to deceive.
Which one should you use?
While engañado is the standard term, you may encounter other words depending on the context. Use estafado/a when referring specifically to formal situations involving financial deception or fraud. Use timado/a when you want to use an informal way to say someone was tricked.
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, the form of engañado must agree with the gender and number of the person being referred to. Use engañado for a masculine singular subject, engañada for a feminine singular subject, engañados for a masculine plural subject and engañadas for a feminine plural subject.
How do you pronounce it?
/enɡaɲado/
Did you know?
- To say someone is being tricked in a lighthearted way, Spanish speakers use the phrase tomar el pelo. While it literally means 'to take the hair', it is the cultural equivalent of 'pulling someone's leg'.
- In Spanish, the verb engañar is used for both telling a lie and for romantic infidelity. This means the phrase me engañó can describe either a simple trick or a partner's betrayal.
- The informal term for being tricked, timado, has its roots in the historical practice of cheating at card games or games of chance.
Examples in context
- Se nos ha engañado.We've been tricked.This sentence shows how to use the form engañado.Tatoeba #2710998 by caiser, translation #2241663 by CK
- No ha sido engañado.He wasn't tricked.Tatoeba #12275511 by JSKabylie15, translation #12275810 by Miktsoanit
- Decía que le habían engañado.He was saying they had tricked him.Tatoeba #6795937 by arh, translation #7815404 by shekitten
- Me sentí engañado cuando descubrí sus verdaderas intenciones.I felt tricked when I discovered their true intentions.
- Me di cuenta de que había sido estafado al recibir el producto falso.I realized I had been tricked when I received the counterfeit product.
- ¡No puedo creer que me hayan timado con este juego de mesa tan malo!I can't believe I got tricked into buying this terrible board game!
- Mi hermana me embaucó al convencerme de que había un monstruo en mi armario.My sister tricked me by convincing me there was a monster in my closet.
- El vendedor me engatusó para que comprara el artículo más caro.The salesman tricked me into buying the most expensive item.
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Example conversation
Lucía tells Mateo about a fake offer she saw online.
- LucíaMe sentí muy engañado con este anuncio.I felt very tricked by this ad.
- Mateo¿De verdad creíste que era gratis?Did you really believe it was free?
- LucíaSí, me sentí engañado por las fotos.Yes, I felt tricked by the photos.
- MateoTen más cuidado la próxima vez, Lucía.Be more careful next time, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
