Translations for „rip-off“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈrip-off N inf

rip-off

Wucher m kein pl pej

rip-off (fraud)

Schwindel m

rip-off (fraud)

Beschiss m kein pl coarse

that's just a rip-off of my idea!

da hat doch bloß einer meine Idee geklaut! inf

rip off VB trans

1. rip off (take off fast):

to rip off ⇆ sth

etw abreißen

they ripped off their clothes

sie rissen sich die Kleider vom Leib

2. rip off inf (overcharge):

to rip off ⇆ sb

jdn übers Ohr hauen inf

3. rip off inf (steal):

to rip off ⇆ sth

etw mitgehen lassen inf

to rip off ideas

Ideen klauen inf

to rip off ⇆ sb

jdn beklauen inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to rip off ideas

Ideen klauen inf

that's just a rip-off of my idea!

da hat doch bloß einer meine Idee geklaut! inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Yet, that's too little sunshine to make a rip-off such as this look spotless.

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Along with the good, we developed a large rip-off philosophy.

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When you hear a riff similar to your own, your first feeling is rip-off.

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This new building has been criticised by locals for being overcrowded and a rip-off.

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The layout is just a rip-off of the open-canvas setup of other, more popular browsers.

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The film may not be a rip-off but some people find similarities between the two movies.

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This is a rip-off by the government of change.

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So it's not that big a rip-off.

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Previously, the band had been strenuously against multi-formatting, regarding the practice as a rip-off to fans.

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Not every sequel is a cynical rip-off of innocent moviegoers, and here's the welcome proof.

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