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reinzulegen

to put in, to place inside, to trick, to fool

→ reinlegen
rein pure, clean + z Infinitive marker (“to”) + uleg to lay; to put (down); to place + en infinitive
verb Rare #38,414
to put in, to place inside
GE: Ich habe vergessen, den Schlüssel wieder reinzulegen.
EN: I forgot to put the key back in.
to trick, to fool Colloquial; often used with a person as the object (jemanden reinlegen).
GE: Er hat versucht, mich reinzulegen.
EN: He tried to trick me.
Conjugation of reinlegen
Past
reingelegt
reinlegenreinzulegen

Versucht nicht, mich reinzulegen.

Don't try to trick me.

— Der unsichtbare Gast (2017)

Der Tatort wurde vorbereitet, um mich reinzulegen.

The crime scene was prepared to trick me.

— Der unsichtbare Gast (2017)

Mein Freund muss vergessen haben, sie reinzulegen.

My friend must have forgotten to put them in.

— Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)

Er macht mit, um sie reinzulegen.

He’s playing along to trick her.

— Hass (1995)

Ihr versucht mich reinzulegen!

You're trying to trick me!

— Asphalt-Haie (1980)