Meaning
to scam, to swindle
- to deceive someone fraudulently to obtain money or property; to cheat
In a sentence
Quel falso avvocato ha truffato decine di pensionati ignari.
That fake lawyer scammed dozens of unsuspecting retirees.
Hanno provato a truffarlo online, ma lui non ci è cascato.
They tried to scam him online, but he didn't fall for it.
Chiunque provi a truffare i clienti sarà denunciato immediatamente.
Anyone who tries to swindle customers will be reported immediately.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| truffare | infinitive |
| truffo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| truffi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| truffa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| truffiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| truffate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| truffano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| truffavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| truffavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| truffava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| truffavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| truffavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| truffavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| truffai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| truffasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| truffò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| truffammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| truffaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| truffarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| trufferò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| trufferai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| trufferà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| trufferemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| trufferete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| trufferanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| truffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| truffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| truffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| truffiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| truffiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| truffino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| truffassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| truffassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| truffasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| truffassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| truffaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| truffassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| trufferei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| trufferesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trufferebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trufferemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| truffereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| trufferebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| truffa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| truffiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| truffate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| truffando | gerund |
| truffato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes direct object: 'truffare qualcuno' (to scam someone).
- Related nouns are 'truffa' (fraud, scam) and 'truffatore' (fraudster).