попасться
Translation of попасться
fall for
Russian word in Latin letters: popastsya
Meaning of попасться
Поверить обману, например фальшивому письму.
to believe a trick or a lie
Pronunciation
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Попасться or влюбиться?
влюбиться
влюбиться = to fall in love with someone
Don't mix them up. Tricked by a lie — попасться; started loving someone — влюбиться.
Он влюбился в соседку.
He fell for the girl next door.
Он попался на старый трюк.
He fell for an old trick.
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Don't fall for that trick.
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Не попадись на эту уловку.
Many people fell for the fake email.
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Многие попались на фальшивое письмо.
попасться synonyms
What's the difference between попасться, купиться, повестись, and клюнуть
Colloquial: believe a lie or a trick.
Colloquial: be fooled and do something.
Advanced: broader words
Idiom from fishing: take the bait.
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попасться meaning: what does it mean?
to believe a trick or a lie
попасться pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
попасться is pronounced as [pɐˈpast͡sə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
попасться definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Don't fall for that trick. Translation: Не попадись на эту уловку.
Is попасться part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?
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