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1 ruse
[ruːz]nome stratagemma m., astuzia f.* * *[ru:z](a clever trick or plan.) stratagemma* * *ruse /ru:z/n.(form.) [uc] stratagemma; espediente: It was just a ruse to get what he wanted, è stato solo un espediente per ottenere quello che voleva.* * *[ruːz]nome stratagemma m., astuzia f. -
2 bluff
I 1. [blʌf]1) (ruse) bluff m.2) (cliff) scogliera f.2.aggettivo [person, manner] franco, schietto••II 1. [blʌf]to call sb.'s bluff — costringere qcn. a scoprire le proprie carte o scoprire il gioco di qcn.
verbo transitivo ingannare2.to bluff sb. into thinking sth. — fare credere qcs. a qcn
verbo intransitivo bluffare••* * *I adjective(rough, hearty and frank: a bluff and friendly manner.)II 1. verb(to try to deceive by pretending to have something that one does not have: He bluffed his way through the exam without actually knowing anything.)2. noun(an act of bluffing.)* * *I [blʌf] adj(person) senza peli sulla lingua, brusco (-a)II [blʌf] n(cliff) scogliera a piccoIII [blʌf]1. nbluff m inv2. vt3. vi* * *bluff (1) /blʌf/a.bluff (2) /blʌf/n.3 (naut.) grossa prua.bluff (3) /blʌf/n.2 (fig.) bluff; inganno3 ► bluffer● to call sb. 's bluff (o the bluff), (a poker) (andare a) vedere; (fig.) costringere q. a mettere le carte in tavola.(to) bluff /blʌf/v. t. e i.● to bluff sb. into believing (o thinking) st., far credere qc. a q. con un bluff (o bluffando) □ (fam.) to bluff it (o one's way) out, cavarsela con un bluff.* * *I 1. [blʌf]1) (ruse) bluff m.2) (cliff) scogliera f.2.aggettivo [person, manner] franco, schietto••II 1. [blʌf]to call sb.'s bluff — costringere qcn. a scoprire le proprie carte o scoprire il gioco di qcn.
verbo transitivo ingannare2.to bluff sb. into thinking sth. — fare credere qcs. a qcn
verbo intransitivo bluffare••
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ruse — ► NOUN ▪ a stratagem or trick. ORIGIN from Old French ruser use trickery , earlier drive back , perhaps from Latin rursus backwards … English terms dictionary
ruse contre ruse — /rüz kɔ̃tr᾽ rüz/ noun (French) Cunning against cunning • • • Main Entry: ↑ruse … Useful english dictionary
ruse — (n.) early 15c., dodging movements of a hunted animal, from O.Fr. ruse (14c.), noun use of ruser to dodge, repel, retreat, from L. recusare deny, reject, oppose, from re intensive prefix, + causari plead as a reason, object, allege, from causa… … Etymology dictionary
ruse — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clever, elaborate PREPOSITION ▪ ruse by sb ▪ The attack may merely be a ruse by the enemy to distract our forces … Collocations dictionary
ruse de guerre — /də ger/ noun (French) A stratagem of war • • • Main Entry: ↑ruse … Useful english dictionary
ruse — I noun art, artifice, bait, blind, camouflage, cheat, chicane, chicanery, chouse, circumvention, craft, crafty device, deceit, deception, decoy, delusion, design, disguise, dodge, dolus, duplicity, evasion, feint, fetch, finesse, flimflam, fraud … Law dictionary
ruse — [ rus, ruz ] noun count a plan or trick used for hiding your true intentions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ruse — noun (C) a clever trick used to deceive someone: It dawned on me that this was only a ruse, done to gain time … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ruse — noun his offer to help with my presentation was just a clever ruse Syn: ploy, stratagem, tactic, scheme, trick, gambit, cunning plan, dodge, subterfuge, machination, wile … Thesaurus of popular words
ruse — noun Etymology: French, from Old French, roundabout path taken by fleeing game, trickery, from reuser Date: 1625 a wily subterfuge Synonyms: see trick … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ruse — noun a town in northeastern Bulgaria … Wiktionary