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triompher
to triumph
tronquer
to truncate
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tromper

to deceive / to be wrong
Two main meanings: 'to deceive' someone, or reflexively 'se tromper' meaning 'to be wrong/make a mistake'. Very common in everyday French for admitting errors.
je trompe
I deceive / am wrong
nous trompons
we deceive / are wrong
tu trompes
you deceive / are wrong - informal
vous trompez
you deceive / are wrong - formal
il/elle/on trompe
he/she/one deceives / is wrong
ils/elles trompent
they deceive / are wrong
Je me trompe parfois.
(I'm sometimes wrong.)
Tu te trompes de chemin.
(You're going the wrong way.)
Il trompe sa femme.
(He's cheating on his wife.)
Nous nous trompons souvent.
(We're often wrong.)
Vous vous trompez de numéro.
(You have the wrong number.)
Ils trompent leurs clients.
(They deceive their clients.)
Je ne me trompe jamais.
(I'm never wrong.)
Tu trompes qui avec ça?
(Who are you fooling with that?)
Ne vous trompez pas de porte!
(Don't go to the wrong door!)
On se trompe tous.
(We all make mistakes.)
Je vais me tromper encore.
(I'm going to be wrong again.)
Pourquoi me trompes-tu?
(Why are you deceiving me?)
Elle se trompe de jour.
(She has the wrong day.)
Si je ne me trompe pas...
(If I'm not mistaken...)