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ごまかす

usually kana

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5s, vtto deceive; to cheat; to swindle
  2. 2.
    v5s, vtto falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook
  3. 3.
    v5s, vtto evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away
  4. 4.
    v5s, vtto embezzle; to pocket

Example sentences

そんな手で私の目をごまかそうとしても無駄だ。

You can't fool me with a trick like that.

彼らは税金を逃れるために帳じりをごまかした。

They falsified the account balances to evade the tax.

彼はそのことを笑ってごまかした。

He laughed the matter away.

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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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