No. 8,834 in Catalan
estafar
To cheat or swindle.
In a sentence
L'home va estafar molts diners als seus clients.
The man swindled a lot of money from his clients.
The word 'estafar' here conveys the meaning of committing fraud or cheating someone to gain financially.
No deixis que ningú et vulgui estafar amb falses promeses.
Don't let anyone try to deceive you with false promises.
In this sentence, 'estafar' is used to warn against dishonest acts aiming to mislead someone.
Es diu que algunes persones van ser estafades al mercat.
It is said that some people were defrauded at the market.
Here, 'estafar' is used in a passive form, indicating that individuals were victims of deceit.
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