Finagle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɪnˈeɪɡəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fɪnˈeɪɡəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɪnˈeɪɡəl/

2 syllables Say it as /fɪnˈeɪɡəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wangle manage

Word Forms

wangle	noun	an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
wangler	noun	a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods
wangling	noun	an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
finagler	noun	a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

fingle

réaliser quelque chose au moyen de ruses ou de méthodes sournoises

🇪🇸Spanish

fingir

lograr algo mediante engaños o métodos tortuosos

🇳🇱Dutch

vinkje

iets bereiken door middel van bedrog of slinkse methoden

🇵🇹Portuguese

trapacear

conseguir algo por meio de truques ou métodos tortuosos

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फिनेक्ल

चालाकी या कुटिल तरीकों से कुछ हासिल करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ফিনাগল

প্রতারণা বা প্রতারণামূলক পদ্ধতির মাধ্যমে কিছু অর্জন করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

இறுதிக்காட்சி

தந்திரம் அல்லது வஞ்சகமான முறைகள் மூலம் ஏதாவது சாதிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

ముగింపు

ఉపాయం లేదా మోసపూరిత పద్ధతుల ద్వారా ఏదైనా సాధించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

फिनागल

फसवणूक किंवा कुटिल पद्धतींनी काहीतरी साध्य करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફિનાગલ

કપટ અથવા કપટી પદ્ધતિઓ દ્વારા કંઈક પ્રાપ્ત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂತ್ಯ

ಕುತಂತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಮೋಸದ ವಿಧಾನಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸಾಧಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫിനാഗിൾ

തന്ത്രങ്ങളിലൂടെയോ വക്രമായ രീതികളിലൂടെയോ എന്തെങ്കിലും നേടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਿਨਾਗਲ

ਚਲਾਕੀ ਜਾਂ ਚਲਾਕੀ ਦੇ ਤਰੀਕਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਕੁਝ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

فنگل

دھوکہ دہی یا مکروہ طریقوں سے کچھ حاصل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

骗局

用诡计或不正当手段达到某事

🇯🇵Japanese

フィナグル

策略または不正な方法によって何かを達成する

🇰🇷Korean

속이다

속임수나 사악한 방법으로 무엇인가를 성취하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kết thúc

đạt được điều gì đó bằng thủ đoạn gian trá hoặc các phương pháp lệch lạc

🇹🇭Thai

ตอนจบ

บรรลุสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งด้วยเล่ห์เหลี่ยมหรือวิธีอันคดเคี้ยว

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperdaya

🇵🇭Filipino

finale

makamit ang isang bagay sa pamamagitan ng panlilinlang o mapanlinlang na pamamaraan

🇲🇾Malay

final

mencapai sesuatu dengan cara muslihat atau kaedah licik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خاتمة

تحقيق شيء ما عن طريق الخداع أو الأساليب الملتوية

🇮🇷Persian

فینگل

با حیله یا روش های حیله گر به چیزی دست پیدا کنید

🇮🇱Hebrew

פינגל

להשיג משהו באמצעות תחבולה או שיטות ערמומיות

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