German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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Further reading

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