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escroc
swindler, crook, con artist /esˈkrok/
noun#4859 most common
Also: fraudster, scammer
Example sentences
Acest om este un escroc.
This man is a swindler.
Escrocul a fugit cu banii noștri.
The swindler fled with our money.
Poliția a arestat doi escroci ieri.
The police arrested two swindlers yesterday.
Escrocii folosesc adesea identități false ca să păcălească oamenii.
Swindlers often use fake identities to trick people.
Victimele escrocului au depus plângere la poliție.
The swindler's victims filed a complaint with the police.
Deși părea un om de afaceri respectabil, s-a dovedit a fi un escroc versat, care a înșelat zeci de investitori naivi.
Although he seemed like a respectable businessman, he turned out to be a seasoned swindler who deceived dozens of naive investors.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | escroc | escroci |
| Genitive | escrocului | escrocilor |
| Accusative | escroc | escroci |
| Vocative | escrocule | escrocilor |
Word family
escrocheriefraud, swindle, scam
a escrocato swindle, to defraud, to con
escrocatswindled, defrauded (past participle used adjectivally)
escroacăfemale swindler (rare, less common than escroc used for both)
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "escroc" directly from French "escroc", which entered French in the 17th century from Italian "scroccare", meaning to obtain something by trickery or to sponge off someone. The word came into Romanian along with many other French terms during the 19th-century modernization of the language. It has kept its original sense of a person who defrauds others.
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