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păcălit
tricked /pə.kəˈlit/
adjective#2841 most common
Also: fooled, deceived, duped
Example sentences
Am fost păcălit de vânzător.
I was tricked by the seller.
Ea a fost păcălită de un escroc.
She was tricked by a con artist.
Copilul s-a simțit păcălit după glumă.
The child felt fooled after the joke.
Mulți investitori au fost păcăliți de această schemă piramidală.
Many investors were duped by this pyramid scheme.
Deși părea un om isteț, s-a lăsat păcălit cu ușurință de promisiuni deșarte.
Though he seemed a shrewd man, he let himself be easily fooled by empty promises.
Poporul păcălit de propaganda electorală și-a dat seama prea târziu de manipulare.
The people, deceived by the election propaganda, realized the manipulation too late.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | păcălit | păcăliți |
| Genitive | păcălit | păcăliți |
| Accusative | păcălit | păcăliți |
| Vocative | păcălitule | păcăliților |
Word family
a păcălito trick, fool, deceive
păcălealăa trick, prank, deception
păcălitordeceptive; a deceiver
păcălicitrickster (informal, dialectal)
Etymology
The word comes from the verb a păcăli, meaning to trick or deceive, with the past participle suffix -it. The origin of a păcăli itself is debated among Romanian dictionaries. Many link it to păcat, sin, from Latin peccatum, on the idea that tricking someone once meant leading them into error. A folk connection to Păcală, the clever trickster of Romanian tales, is popular but likely reflects the word's fame rather than its source.
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