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embobiner

to wind up, coil, to sweet-talk, bamboozle

ɑ̃ . b ɔ . b i . n e
em in-/into; cause to be or put in + bobin wind onto a spool + er Infinitive
verb Rare #39,258
to wind up, coil
FR: Il faut embobiner le fil autour de la bobine.
EN: The thread needs to be wound around the spool.
to sweet-talk, bamboozle
FR: Il essaie de m'embobiner avec ses belles paroles.
EN: He's trying to sweet-talk me with his flattering words.

N'essaie pas de m'embobiner.

Don’t try to pull the wool over my eyes.

C'est si facile de vous embobiner !

It’s so easy to bamboozle you!

— Mademoiselle (2016)

Vous cherchiez à m'embobiner.

You were trying to con me.

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)

Elles racontent des histoires pour nous embobiner.

They tell stories to deceive us.

— Head-On (2004)

Elle a essayé de m'embobiner.

She tried to con me.

Il a réussi à l'embobiner.

He managed to trick him.

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)