fleece
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/flis/
/fliːs/
Informal
- 1 (birini) kazıklamak, (birini) yolmak
Definition (English)
To take a lot of money from someone by charging too much or by tricking that person.
Example Sentences
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The taxi driver fleeced the tourists on the way to the hotel.Taksi şoförü otele giderken turistleri kazıkladı.
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They fleeced him of nearly all his savings.Neredeyse bütün birikimini elinden alıp onu yoldular.
Verb Forms Regular
Base
fleece
/flis/
Past
fleeced
/flist/
Participle
fleeced
/flist/
Spelling rule
Ends in ‑e: add ‑dfleece → fleeced
Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.
Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used
Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked
/d/played
/ɪd/wanted
Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /s/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. fleeced /flist/
Synonyms
Collocations
fleece someone of somethingfleece touristsfleece customersget fleecedbe fleeced by someone