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übervorteilt

English translation: to be taken advantage of / to be expolited / to be cheated

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German term or phrase:übervorteilt
English translation:to be taken advantage of / to be expolited / to be cheated
Entered by: Christine Lam

13:44 Oct 29, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
German term or phrase: übervorteilt
Es mag im Misstrauen der XXXesen gebründet sein, übervorteilt zu werden (was ich denk`und tu`...) oder in ihrer technischen Unzulänglichkeit, dass trotz der flauen Zeiten im Büro viel zu tun ist.
Ich habe fleece, damnify, nobble und overreach gefunden, finde jedoch nichts davon passend - wer hat einen besseren Vorschlag?
Christine Lam
Local time: 17:44
to be taken advantage of / to be expolited / to be cheated
Explanation:
I'm not sure I understand your question - isn't very clear

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Note added at 3 mins (2004-10-29 13:47:20 GMT)
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oops, exploited
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 23:44
Grading comment
Vielen Dank fuer die breite Zustimmung
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7to be taken advantage of / to be expolited / to be cheated
Cilian O'Tuama
4duped
Robin Ward
3have the better of someone
Brainstorm


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
übervorteilt
to be taken advantage of / to be expolited / to be cheated


Explanation:
I'm not sure I understand your question - isn't very clear

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Note added at 3 mins (2004-10-29 13:47:20 GMT)
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oops, exploited

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 23:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Vielen Dank fuer die breite Zustimmung

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heidi Stone-Schaller
0 min
agree  Allesklar
5 mins
agree  gfish
6 mins
agree  gangels (X)
22 mins
agree  roneill
24 mins
agree  Christina Oltmann
1 hr
agree  Mario Marcolin
4 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
übervorteilt
have the better of someone


Explanation:
to have the better of someone
to outwit
be a looser
But the context is too meagre to say...


Brainstorm
Austria
Local time: 23:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: the opposite of looser is not winner, but tighter ;-)
2 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
duped


Explanation:
may be another possibility.

Robin Ward
Germany
Local time: 23:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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