ils trompent

deceive, trick, cheat (on)

→ tromper
tromp to deceive, to trick + ent they present
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #30,334
deceive, trick
FR: Ils nous trompent avec de fausses promesses.
EN: They deceive us with false promises.
cheat (on) Often used with "tromper" + direct object (a person): "tromper quelqu’un" = to cheat on someone.
FR: Ils se trompent, mais ils ne le savent pas.
EN: They are mistaken, but they don’t know it.
Conjugation of tromper
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First trompe
Second trompes trompez
Third trompe trompent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First trompe
Second trompes
Third trompe trompent

Ils se trompent.

They are wrong.

Même les experts se trompent parfois.

Even experts sometimes make mistakes.

Les cieux ne se trompent pas.

The heavens are not mistaken.

Les éléphants trompent.

Elephants deceive.

Mais nos yeux qui nous trompent.

But our eyes deceive us.

— Agora (2009)

Il n’y a que ceux qui ne font rien qui ne se trompent jamais.

Only those who do nothing never make mistakes.

Même s'ils se trompent.

Even if they’re wrong.

— Une journée particulière (1977)

Je pense que Tom et Marie se trompent.

I think Tom and Marie are mistaken.

Ils se trompent, mais c'est ce qu'ils pensent.

They're mistaken, but that's what they think.

— Senna (2010)

Trompent?

Deceiving?

— New York Masala (2003)