double-cross

tr.v., -crossed, -cross·ing, -cross·es.

To betray by acting in contradiction to a prior agreement. See synonyms at deceive.

n.

1. often double cross An act of betraying an ally, a friend, or an associate.
2. double cross Genetics. A cross in which each parent is the product of a single cross. It can be represented as AB [botx] CD, where A, B, C, and D are inbred lines.

doublecrosser dou'ble-cross'er n.

verb

1. To be treacherous to: betray. Slang rat (on), sell out. Idioms: sell down the river. See trust/distrust.
2. To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation: beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick. Informal bamboozle, have. Slang four-flush. Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride. See honest/dishonest.

v

Definition: betray
Antonyms: be open, tell truth

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Double Cross (1986), a play in two parts by Thomas Kilroy first produced by Field Day in Derry. Set during and shortly after the Second World War, it is based on the lives of Brendan Bracken (1901-58), Churchill's Minister of Information during the war, and William Joyce (1906-46), who made propaganda broadcasts in English from Nazi Germany.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - snyde, forråde
n. - snyderi, forræderi

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedriegen, bedriegerij

Français (French)
v. tr. - duper (qn)
n. - tromperie, duperie

Deutsch (German)
v. - betrügen
n. - Betrug

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προδίδω, (καθομ.) εξαπατώ
n. - απατεωνιά, λαδιά

Italiano (Italian)
ingannare, inganno

Português (Portuguese)
v. - trair
n. - traição (f)

Русский (Russian)
предавать, предательство

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - traicionar
n. - traición

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lura
n. - bedrägeri

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
出卖, 欺骗, 欺骗行为, 双杂交

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 出賣, 欺騙
n. - 欺騙行為, 雙雜交

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 배신하다, 져 준다는 약속을 어기고 이기다
n. - 배신

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 裏切る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخون أو يخدع بعد نيل الثقه (الاسم) محاوله كسب مباراة بعد اتفاق مسبق بخسارتها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮רימה, בגד‬
n. - ‮בגידה, רמאות, הונאה‬

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