double-cross

suomi-englanti sanakirja

double-cross englanniksi

  1. To betray or back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were being aided.

  2. (syn)

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  3. (quote-song)

  4. Of breeding, to cross twice in hybridization, as (A × B) × (C × D); for example, in commercial hybrid seed corn, A through D are classically inbreds, and their grandoffspring is the seed for sale.

  5. An act or instance of deliberate betrayal or deceit, especially in which one party violates a prior agreement or trust with a collaborator.

  6. (quote-book)

  7. Of a breeding, the hybrid product of double-crossing.