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/frɔːd/
Translation
Betrug
The crime of getting money or financial benefit by deceiving people.
“The investigation revealed a massive insurance fraud.”
Das ist die klassische Straftat, bei der man Leute belügt oder austrickst, um sich illegal Geld zu schnappen.
A person who pretends to be someone or something they are not in order to trick others.
“He felt like a fraud when he had to give a speech about a subject he didn't understand.”
So nennt man jemanden, der nur so tut, als hätte er Ahnung oder wäre jemand Wichtiges – ein echter Hochstapler also.