German edit

Etymology edit

be- +‎ takeln. “to cheat, deceive” sense of unknown origin.

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

betakeln (weak, third-person singular present betakelt, past tense betakelte, past participle betakelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (nautical) to rig
  2. (Austria, colloquial) to cheat, deceive

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • betakeln” in Duden online
  • betakeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache