varati
варати/ʋârati/ · imperfective
RuVERB
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to cheat; to deceive; to swindleTaj prodavac stalno vara mušterije. — That seller keeps cheating his customers.Ne igram karte s njim, on vara. — I don't play cards with him, he cheats.
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(of a partner) to cheat onSaznala je da je muž vara. — She found out her husband was cheating on her.
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(varati se) to be mistakenVaraš se, on nije takav čovek. — You're wrong, he's not that kind of man.
To cheat on someone is varati + acc. (vara ženu); the perfective is prevariti.
Synonyms:
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | varam |
| ti | varaš |
| on/ona/ono | vara |
| mi | varamo |
| vi | varate |
| oni/one/ona | varaju |
Past (masc.): varao
Imperative: varaj
Expressions
- ako se ne varam — if I'm not mistaken