English–French

“cheat” in French

French

Alsotricher

Pronunciation

IPA/pipe/

Example

Il a pipé les dés pendant la partie.

He cheated with the dice during the game.

Illustration for piper (cheat)

How to say “cheat” in French

“Cheat” in French is piper.

A result looks normal on the surface, but a concealed trick has tilted it toward a chosen winner.

Full entry for piper: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with piper

Elle a essayé de piper la tombola pour gagner.

She tried to rig the raffle to win.

Tips for using piper

  • Piper is transitive in expressions such as piper les dés, so the affected object follows the verb directly without a preposition.

Other French words for “cheat”

Ne triche pas pendant le jeu.

Don't cheat during the game.

“cheat” in other languages