tromper

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French tromper, from Old French tromper (“to tramp, trump, delude”, literally “to play on the trumpet”), from trompe (“trump, trumpet”), from Frankish *trumpa (“trump, trumpet”), from a common Germanic word akin to Old High German trumba, trumpa (“trump, trumpet”), ultimately imitative. More at tramp, tromp, trump. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁɔ̃.pe/ Hyphenation: trom‧per === Verb === tromper (transitive) to deceive, lead astray, mislead to trick, dupe to cheat on one's significant other (transitive) to distract oneself from (reflexive) to make a mistake, be wrong Synonym: faire une erreur Hyponym: s'embrouiller to mix up [with de] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== trompe-la-mort trompe-l'œil tromperie ==== Descendants ==== → Esperanto: trompi === Further reading === “tromper”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Noun === tromper alternative form of trompour == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French tromper (“to tramp, trump, delude”, literally “to play on the trumpet”), from trompe (“trump, trumpet”), from Frankish *trumpa (“trump, trumpet”), from a common Germanic word akin to Old High German trumba, trumpa (“trump, trumpet”), ultimately imitative. === Verb === tromper to trick; to deceive ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Descendants ==== French: tromper