# der Trug

der Trug is a German noun meaning “a deception, delusion, illusion”. Forms: des Truges.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Truges

## In other languages

- Русский: обман, надувательство
- Українська: обман, шахрайство

## Meanings

1. _formal · no plural · rare_ a deception, delusion, illusion
   - Groß ist der Männer Trug und List, Vor Schmerz mein Herz gebrochen ist, Wohl irrt das Waldhorn her und hin, O flieh! Du weißt nicht, wer ich bin. — Great are the deceit and cunning of men, My heart has been broken from pain; The hunting horn strays hither and thither— Oh, flee! You do not know who I am.
2. _formal · no plural · rare_ a swindle

## Examples

- Sei vorsichtig in deinen Geschäftsangelegenheiten, denn die Welt ist voller Lug und Trug. — Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.

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