Chanchullo in english
Chanchullo
pronunciation: tʃænʃuloʊ part of speech: none
pronunciation: tʃænʃuloʊ part of speech: none
In gestures
chanchullo = scam ; confidence scam ; fiddle ; bung ; crooked deal ; dodgy deal ; dodgy dealing ; wangle ; underhand dealing ; underhand scheming.
Example: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Example: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Example: This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.Example: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.Example: Fred has set his crooked deals up very well and he hides behind his accomplices.Example: Survey reveals an industry rife with dodgy deals.Example: The anti-fraud office concluded its investigation on Monday without finding proof of bribes, but said Dalli was aware of dodgy dealings.Example: You wonder what type of chemicals their mind must be made of to resort to such a wangle.Example: He was not afraid of underhand dealings and he had probably been skimming off some cash since Mr. Dubose died.Example: Furious at the underhand scheming, Marie-Claude hatched her own little plot.more:
» hacer chanchullos = fiddle ; be on the fiddle .
Example: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being 'fiddled' in Italy. Example: I gather then, from what you are saying, that he has been on the fiddle syphoning money from the company.chanchullos = shenanigans ; wheelings and dealings ; goings-on.
Example: This is a pressure group dedicated to open government and the uncovering of official shenanigans.Example: It was finally decided that the Public Auditor should look into these highly questionable partisan wheelings and dealings that involved public funds.Example: I often think that observing the goings-on in a back-garden pond is more exciting than watching boring lions on an exotic holiday.