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fregare

to cheat, trick, not to care (about)

f r e ˈɡ a . r e
freg cheat; screw over + are Infinitive
verb Rare #24,745
to cheat, trick Informal.
IT: Non voglio fregare nessuno.
EN: I don't want to cheat anyone.
not to care (about) Used in the informal expression fregarsene; it usually appears with ne and a reflexive pronoun.
IT: Non me ne può fregare di meno.
EN: I couldn't care less.
Conjugation of fregare
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second freghi —
Third frega fregano
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second frega —
Third freghi —
Past
SingularPlural
Second — fregati
fregatofregata
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First freghi —
Second freghi —
Third freghi —
Present
fregando
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third fregava —

Non me ne potrebbe fregare di meno.

I couldn't care less.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Sono stufo di farmi fregare.

I'm tired of getting scammed.

— Blow Out (1981)

Non mi lascerò fregare.

I won't let myself be fooled.

Non me ne potrebbe fregare di meno della faccenda della Juilliard.

I couldn't care less about the Juilliard thing.

— TÁR (2022)

Mi vuoi fregare?

Are you trying to trick me?

— La sposa turca (2004)

Ma io non mi faccio fregare.

But I don't get fooled.

— Wicked - Parte 2 (2025)

Non te ne fregare.

Don't worry about it.

— The Man from Nowhere (2010)

Sai quanto ce ne può fregare!

You know how much we care!

— L'odio (1995)

Potrai fregare il resto di Oz.

You can steal the rest of Oz.

— Wicked - Parte 2 (2025)

Questo bastardo cerca di fregare il business a Maurizio.

This bastard is trying to steal Maurizio's business.

— Léon (1994)

Non ho mai visto nessuno fregare Bill come lei ha fregato Bill.

I've never seen anyone screw Bill like she screwed Bill.

— Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)

E dici a me che ti voglio fregare.

And you tell me that I want to screw you.

— Mommy (2014)

Sounds similar to

pregare p r e ˈɡ a . r e frugare f r u ˈɡ a . r e frenare f r e ˈn a . r e