stack the deck

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Translation of stack the deck from English into German

Verbal expression

cheat

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arrange things so someone has an unfair advantage
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die Karten manipulieren die Karten zu seinen Gunsten mischen die Bedingungen zu seinen Gunsten beeinflussen
  • They tried to stack the deck against us.Sie haben versucht, die Karten gegen uns zu manipulieren.
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Synonyms and analogies of stack the deck in English

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Examples of stack the deck in a sentence

  • Don't stack the deck when interviewing candidates.

stack the deck: Examples and translations in context

He tends to stack the deck in favor of his friends during games.

Er neigt dazu, bei Spielen die Chancen zugunsten seiner Freunde zu manipulieren.

At school, students sometimes stack the deck to get better grades.

In der Schule manipulieren Schüler manchmal die Umstände, um bessere Noten zu bekommen.

He always manages to stack the deck in his favor during negotiations.

Bei Verhandlungen gelingt es ihm immer, die Karten zu seinen Gunsten zu mischen.

In politics, they often stack the deck to gain public support.

In der Politik werden oft die Weichen gestellt, um die öffentliche Unterstützung zu gewinnen.

To maintain fairness, one must never stack the deck in personal advantage.

Um Fairness zu wahren, darf man sich niemals einen persönlichen Vorteil verschaffen.

If I could stack the deck, I wouldn't be here now.

Wenn das so wäre, säße ich jetzt nicht hier.

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