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astuce [astys]feminine noun( = truc) trick• c'est ça l'astuce ! that's the clever part!* * *astys1) ( ingéniosité) gén cleverness; ( sagacité) shrewdness, astutenessêtre plein d'astuce — [enfant] to be very clever; [adulte] to be extremely shrewd
2) ( truc) trickune astuce juridique — a crafty legal manoeuvre [BrE]
3) ( jeu de mots) pun; ( plaisanterie) joke* * *astys nf1) (= truc) trick2) (= plaisanterie) wisecrack3) (nature astucieuse) shrewdness, astuteness* * *astuce nf1 ( ingéniosité) gén cleverness; ( sagacité) shrewdness, astuteness; être plein d'astuce [enfant] to be very clever; avoir beaucoup d'astuce [adulte] to be extremely shrewd;2 ( truc) trick; il doit y avoir une astuce there must be some trick to it; toute l'astuce consiste à faire the trick's in doing; une astuce juridique a crafty legal manoeuvre GB ou maneuver US;[astys] nom féminin3. (familier) [procédé ingénieux] tricken page 23, notre rubrique "astuces" our tips are on page 23je n'arrive pas à l'ouvrir — attends, il doit y avoir une astuce I can't open it — wait, there must be some knack (to it)comment fais-tu tenir le loquet? — ah, ah, c'est l'astuce! how do you get the latch to stay on? — aha, wouldn't you like to know! -
2 astuce
artfulness, astuteness, gimmick, shrewdness
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astuteness — index common sense, insight, intelligence (intellect), judgment (discernment), perception, sagacity … Law dictionary
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astuteness — noun see astute … New Collegiate Dictionary
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astuteness — noun The quality of being astute … Wiktionary
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astuteness — n 1. perception, discernment, penetration; perspicacity, percipience, appercipience, discrimination; acuteness, keenness, acumen, quickness, sharpness; sagacity, judiciousness, wisdom, sapience, mother wit, wits; intelligence, understanding,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
astuteness — as·tute·ness … English syllables