далавера
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish dalavere (“scam”) or Greek νταραβέρι (daravéri, “transaction, relationship, commotion”), from the clipping of Italian dare (“giving”) + avere (“taking”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dəɫɐˈvɛrə]
Noun
далаве́ра • (dalavéra) f
- (slang) bargain
- купу́вам надалаве́ра ― kupúvam na dalavéra ― to buy for a good price
- (slang) dirty deal, scam
- пра́вядалаве́ра ― právja dalavéra ― to make a dirty deal
Declension
Declension of далаве́ра
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | далаве́ра dalavéra | далаве́ри dalavéri |
| definite | далаве́рата dalavérata | далаве́рите dalavérite |
Synonyms
- взи́мане-да́ване (vzímane-dávane, “taking-giving”)
- алъ́ш-вери́ш (alǎ́š-veríš, “taking-giving”) (from Turkish)
References
- далавера in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- далавера in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [daˈɫavɛɾa] (stilted)
- IPA(key): [daɫaˈvɛɾa] (nonstandard, common)
Noun
далавера • (dalavera) f
- (colloquial) skulduggery, double-dealing, trickery, scam
Declension
Declension of далавера
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | далавера | далавери |
| definite unspecified | далаверата | далаверите |
| definite proximal | далаверава | далавериве |
| definite distal | далаверана | далаверине |
| vocative | далаверо | далавери |