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A n1 ( thing that deceives or outwits) combine f, truc ○ m ; it's all a trick! il y a un truc! ; a mean trick un sale tour ; a clever trick un tour habile ; it's the oldest trick in the book c'est le tour classique ; I've tried every trick in the book j'ai tout essayé ; to play a trick on sb jouer un tour à qn ; my mind/my memory plays tricks on me mon esprit/ma mémoire me joue des tours ; grief can play tricks with the mind le chagrin peut jouer des tours à notre imagination ; a trick of the light un effet de lumière ;2 (by magician, conjurer, dog, horse) tour m ; to do/perform a trick faire/exécuter un tour ; my dog does tricks mon chien sait faire des tours ;3 ○ ( mischievous behaviour) tour m ; he always pulls that trick il joue toujours ce tour-là ; don't you ever try that trick with me! si jamais tu essaies de me jouer ce tour-là! ; he/the computer is up to his/its tricks again il/l'ordinateur continue à faire des siennes ;4 (knack, secret) astuce f, truc ○ m ; the trick is to do l'astuce c'est de faire ; the trick in doing sth is to do l'astuce pour faire qch c'est de faire ; there's no special trick to it il n'y a pas d'astuce ; to have a trick of doing sth avoir le chic pour faire qch ; to know a trick or two ou a few tricks s'y connaître (about en) ;8 ◑ ( bout of casual sex) passe f ◑.C vtr duper, rouler ○ ; to trick sb into doing amener qn par la ruse à faire ; to trick sb into thinking that… duper qn en lui faisant croire que… ; to trick sb out of £10/her inheritance escroquer qn de 10 livres/son héritage ; I've been tricked! on m'a roulé ○ or eu ○ !how's tricks ○ ? ça boume ○ ? ; the tricks of the trade les ficelles du métier ; to do the trick marcher, faire l'affaire ; not/never to miss a trick ne pas/ne jamais rater un détail, ne pas/ne jamais en rater une ○.■ trick out:▶ trick out [sb], trick [sb] out attifer (in de) ; to be tricked out être attifé, s'être pomponné ○.
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il|lu|sion — «ih LOO zhuhn», noun. 1. an appearance or feeling that misleads because it is not real; thing that deceives by giving a false idea; misleading appearance. The sides of a road give one an illusion of coming closer and closer together until they… … Useful english dictionary
deception — noun the action of deceiving. ↘a thing that deceives. Origin ME: from late L. deceptio(n ), from decipere deceive … English new terms dictionary
optical illusion — noun a thing that deceives the eye by appearing to be other than it is … English new terms dictionary
deception — ► NOUN 1) the action of deceiving. 2) a thing that deceives … English terms dictionary
optical illusion — ► NOUN ▪ a thing that deceives the eye by appearing to be other than it is … English terms dictionary
deception — n. 1 the act or an instance of deceiving; the process of being deceived. 2 a thing that deceives; a trick or sham. Etymology: ME f. OF or LL deceptio f. decipere (as DECEIT) … Useful english dictionary
de|cep|tion — «dih SEHP shuhn», noun. 1. the act of deceiving: »The twins deception in exchanging places fooled everybody except their mother. SYNONYM(S): imposture, subterfuge, trickery. See syn. under deceit. (Cf. ↑deceit) 2. the state of being deceived:… … Useful english dictionary
fraud — n [Latin fraud fraus] 1 a: any act, expression, omission, or concealment calculated to deceive another to his or her disadvantage; specif: a misrepresentation or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with… … Law dictionary
fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me — Earlier, and still current, with the verb deceive. 1611 Tarlton’s Jests (1844) 11 For Who deceives me once, God forgive him; if twice, God forgive him; but if thrice, God forgive him, but not me, because I could not beware. 1650 A. WELLDON Secret … Proverbs new dictionary
fraud — An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right. A false representation of a matter of fact, whether by words or by conduct … Black's law dictionary
fraud — An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right. A false representation of a matter of fact, whether by words or by conduct … Black's law dictionary