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  • 1 ardid

    m.
    1 ruse, trick.
    2 scheme, stratagem, plan, ruse.
    * * *
    1 scheme, trick
    * * *
    SM ruse

    ardides — tricks, wiles

    * * *
    masculino trick, ruse
    * * *
    = gimmick, stunt, ploy, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.
    Ex. Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.
    Ex. People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.
    Ex. They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.
    Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.
    ----
    * ardid electoral = election stunt.
    * ardid político = political stunt.
    * ardid publicitario = publicity stunt, publicity ploy, advertising ploy.
    * * *
    masculino trick, ruse
    * * *
    = gimmick, stunt, ploy, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.

    Ex: Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.

    Ex: People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.
    Ex: They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.
    Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.
    * ardid electoral = election stunt.
    * ardid político = political stunt.
    * ardid publicitario = publicity stunt, publicity ploy, advertising ploy.

    * * *
    trick, ruse
    se valió de ardides femeninos para convencerlo she used her feminine wiles to persuade him
    * * *

    ardid sustantivo masculino
    trick, ruse
    ardid sustantivo masculino scheme, plot
    ' ardid' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    juego
    - zancadilla
    - astucia
    - engaño
    - trampa
    - treta
    English:
    device
    - gimmick
    - ruse
    - scheme
    - trick
    - stunt
    * * *
    ardid nm
    ruse, trick
    * * *
    m trick, ruse
    * * *
    ardid nm
    : scheme, ruse

    Spanish-English dictionary > ardid

  • 2 argucia

    f.
    1 sophism.
    2 subterfuge, contrivance, scheme, chicanery.
    * * *
    1 sophism, subtlety
    * * *
    SF sophistry frm, hair-splitting
    * * *
    femenino cunning argument
    * * *
    = trickery, chicanery, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.
    Ex. It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.
    Ex. With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.
    Ex. These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
    Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.
    * * *
    femenino cunning argument
    * * *
    = trickery, chicanery, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.

    Ex: It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.

    Ex: With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.
    Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
    Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.

    * * *
    cunning argument
    gracias a las argucias de su abogado thanks to some cunning arguments from o some fancy footwork by his lawyer
    * * *

    argucia sustantivo femenino ruse
    * * *
    deceptive argument
    * * *
    f clever argument
    * * *
    : sophistry, subtlety

    Spanish-English dictionary > argucia

  • 3 artimaña

    f.
    1 trick, rascally trick, scheme, stratagem.
    2 trick, trap, cod.
    * * *
    1 artifice, trick, ruse
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Caza) trap, snare
    2) (=ingenio) cunning
    * * *
    femenino trick
    * * *
    = ruse, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.
    Ex. The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.
    Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.
    ----
    * artimañas = crafty ways, trickery, bag of tricks.
    * * *
    femenino trick
    * * *
    = ruse, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.

    Ex: The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.

    Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.
    * artimañas = crafty ways, trickery, bag of tricks.

    * * *
    trick
    se valió de todo tipo de artimañas para conseguirlo he used every trick o ( colloq) every dodge he could think of to get it, he used every trick in the book to get it ( colloq)
    * * *

    artimaña sustantivo femenino
    trick
    artimaña sustantivo femenino trick, ruse
    ' artimaña' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    artificio
    English:
    device
    - ruse
    * * *
    trick, ruse;
    se sirvió de todo tipo de artimañas para conseguir su objetivo she used all kinds of trickery to get what she wanted
    * * *
    f trick
    * * *
    : ruse, trick

    Spanish-English dictionary > artimaña

  • 4 estratagema

    f.
    stratagem (military).
    * * *
    1 MILITAR stratagem
    * * *
    noun f.
    stratagem, device
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino stratagem
    * * *
    = course of action, stratagem, ruse, ploy, artifice, power play, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff.
    Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
    Ex. Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.
    Ex. The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.
    Ex. They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.
    Ex. Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.
    Ex. The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.
    Ex. These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
    Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    * * *
    femenino stratagem
    * * *
    = course of action, stratagem, ruse, ploy, artifice, power play, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff.

    Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

    Ex: Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.
    Ex: The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.
    Ex: They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.
    Ex: Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.
    Ex: The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.
    Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
    Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.

    * * *
    stratagem
    * * *

    estratagema sustantivo femenino
    stratagem
    estratagema sustantivo femenino stratagem
    ' estratagema' also found in these entries:
    English:
    device
    - frame-up
    - scheme
    - stratagem
    * * *
    1. Mil stratagem
    2. [astucia] artifice, trick
    * * *
    f stratagem
    * * *
    artimaña: stratagem, ruse

    Spanish-English dictionary > estratagema

  • 5 faja

    f.
    1 girdle.
    3 band.
    4 belt, band.
    5 binder.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: fajar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: fajar.
    * * *
    1 (cinturón) band, belt
    2 (ropa interior) corset, girdle
    3 (banda) sash
    4 (correo) wrapper
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) belt
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=prenda) girdle, corset
    2) (=cinturón) belt; [de tela] sash
    3) (=tira) [de adorno] strip, band; (Med) bandage, support
    4) (Geog) (=zona) strip
    5) (Arquit) band, fascia
    6) [de periódico, impreso] (tb: faja postal) wrapper, address label
    7) And (Aut) fanbelt
    8) Méx label, title (on spine of book)
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( prenda interior) girdle
    b) ( cinturón - de traje regional) wide belt; (- de sotana) sash; (- de smoking) cummerbund
    2) ( de puro) band; ( de un periódico) newswrapper
    3) (franja, zona) strip
    * * *
    = gaff, sash, girdle.
    Ex. As gaffs are an undergarment, they cannot be returned for hygienic reasons.
    Ex. Just one other question: why are some of the sashes worn from left shoulder to right hip or right shoulder to left hip?.
    Ex. Elizabethan men would sometimes wear girdles, the equivalent of the female corset, to obtain the wasp-waisted look!.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( prenda interior) girdle
    b) ( cinturón - de traje regional) wide belt; (- de sotana) sash; (- de smoking) cummerbund
    2) ( de puro) band; ( de un periódico) newswrapper
    3) (franja, zona) strip
    * * *
    = gaff, sash, girdle.

    Ex: As gaffs are an undergarment, they cannot be returned for hygienic reasons.

    Ex: Just one other question: why are some of the sashes worn from left shoulder to right hip or right shoulder to left hip?.
    Ex: Elizabethan men would sometimes wear girdles, the equivalent of the female corset, to obtain the wasp-waisted look!.

    * * *
    A ( Indum)
    pasarse algo por la faja ( Col fam); to flout sth
    2 (cinturón — de un traje regional) wide belt; (— de una sotana) sash; (— de un smoking) cummerbund
    3 (venda) bandage
    Compuesto:
    presidential sash
    B (de un puro) band; (de un periódico) newswrapper
    C (franja, zona) strip
    una faja desértica a strip o belt of desert
    D
    1 ( Arquit) fascia
    * * *

     

    Del verbo fajar: ( conjugate fajar)

    faja es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    faja    
    fajar
    faja sustantivo femenino


    (— de sotana) sash;
    (— de smoking) cummerbund
    c) (franja, zona) strip

    faja sustantivo femenino
    1 (ropa interior) girdle
    2 (de eclesiástico, etc) sash
    ' faja' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    riñonera
    English:
    corset
    - cummerbund
    - girdle
    - sash
    * * *
    faja nf
    1. [prenda de mujer] girdle;
    [terapéutica] (surgical) corset faja pantalón panty girdle
    2. [de esmoquin] cummerbund;
    [de campesino] sash [wrapped round waist]; [de presidente, general] sash
    3. [de terreno] [pequeña] strip;
    [grande] belt;
    la faja costera del este the eastern coastal strip
    4. [de periódico] (newspaper) wrapper
    5. [de libro] band [around new book]
    6. Arquit fascia
    7. [en heráldica] fesse
    * * *
    f prenda interior girdle; ( banda) sash
    * * *
    faja nf
    1) : sash, belt
    2) : girdle
    3) : strip (of land)

    Spanish-English dictionary > faja

  • 6 fajín

    m.
    sash, cummerbund.
    * * *
    1 sash
    * * *
    SM (Mil) sash
    * * *
    masculino sash
    * * *
    = gaff, sash.
    Ex. As gaffs are an undergarment, they cannot be returned for hygienic reasons.
    Ex. Just one other question: why are some of the sashes worn from left shoulder to right hip or right shoulder to left hip?.
    * * *
    masculino sash
    * * *
    = gaff, sash.

    Ex: As gaffs are an undergarment, they cannot be returned for hygienic reasons.

    Ex: Just one other question: why are some of the sashes worn from left shoulder to right hip or right shoulder to left hip?.

    * * *
    sash
    * * *
    fajín nm
    sash
    * * *
    m sash

    Spanish-English dictionary > fajín

  • 7 peripecia

    f.
    1 incident, adventure.
    sus peripecias en la selva his adventures in the jungle
    2 peripeteia, vicissitude, incident, peripetia.
    * * *
    1 incident
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=incidente) adventure, incident
    2) (=vicisitud) vicissitude, sudden change
    * * *
    a) ( incidente)
    b) ( problema) vicissitude
    * * *
    = trick, gaff.
    Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    * * *
    a) ( incidente)
    b) ( problema) vicissitude
    * * *
    = trick, gaff.

    Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.

    Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.

    * * *
    1
    (incidente): un viaje lleno de peripecias an eventful journey, a journey full of incident ( liter)
    me contó sus peripecias en el extranjero she told me about her adventures abroad
    2 (problema) vicissitude
    las peripecias del presidente the vicissitudes o the ups and downs of the president, the sudden changes in the president's fortunes
    * * *

    peripecia sustantivo femenino
    a) ( incidente):


    sus peripecias en el extranjero her adventures abroad

    peripecia sustantivo femenino
    1 unexpected event
    2 Lit peripeteia, peripety
    * * *
    incident, adventure;
    sus peripecias en la selva his adventures in the jungle
    * * *
    f adventure
    * * *
    vicisitud: vicissitude, reversal
    las peripecias de su carrera: the ups and downs of her career

    Spanish-English dictionary > peripecia

  • 8 trampa

    f.
    1 trap.
    2 trapdoor (trampilla).
    3 trick (engaño).
    caer en la trampa to fall into the trap
    tender una trampa (a alguien) to set o lay a trap (for somebody)
    hacer trampas to cheat
    4 debt (deuda).
    5 double-cross, frame-up, gin gin trap.
    6 plant, misleading evidence.
    * * *
    1 (abertura) trapdoor, hatch
    2 (para cazar) trap, snare
    3 figurado (engaño) fiddle; (truco) trick
    \
    caer en la trampa to fall into the trap
    hacer trampa / hacer trampas to cheat
    tender una trampa to set a trap, lay a trap
    tiene trampa there's a catch
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) trap
    * * *
    SF
    1) [para cazar] trap; (=lazo) snare

    trampa explosiva — (Mil) booby trap

    2) (=engaño) trap

    no vayas, es una trampa — don't go, it's a trap

    esto tiene trampa, aquí hay trampa — there's a catch here

    tender una trampa a algn — to set o lay a trap for sb

    ni trampa ni cartón —

    3) [en el juego]

    ¡eso es trampa! — that's cheating!

    4) (=puerta) trapdoor; [de mostrador] hatch
    5) (Golf) bunker, sand trap (EEUU)
    6) (Com) bad debt
    7) † (=bragueta) fly
    * * *
    a) ( para animales) trap; ( de lazo) snare
    b) ( ardid) trap

    le tendieron una trampa — they laid o set a trap for him

    * * *
    = pitfall, trap, snare, catch, ambush, entrapment, chicanery, trick, gaff, kicker.
    Ex. Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.
    Ex. This article discusses benefits along with goals to be aimed for and traps to be avoided.
    Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.
    Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex. Although ' Ambush' will be published in hardcover in several international markets, including Brazil, France and Spain, it will available only in audio format in the USA.
    Ex. A similar linear relationship between age and entrapment indicated that as librarians mature, they become bound to their line of work because of accumulated investments and decreased career options = Una relación directa similar entre la edad y la sensación de sentirse atrapado indicaba que a medida que los bibliotecarios envejecen se sienten ligados a su línea de trabajo debido al esfuerzo invertido y una disminución de las oportunidades de trabajo.
    Ex. With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.
    Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    ----
    * caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.
    * caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.
    * caza con trampas = trapping.
    * hacer trampa = fiddle.
    * ordenador trampa = honeypot.
    * picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.
    * trampa de la pobreza = poverty trap.
    * * *
    a) ( para animales) trap; ( de lazo) snare
    b) ( ardid) trap

    le tendieron una trampa — they laid o set a trap for him

    * * *
    = pitfall, trap, snare, catch, ambush, entrapment, chicanery, trick, gaff, kicker.

    Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.

    Ex: This article discusses benefits along with goals to be aimed for and traps to be avoided.
    Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.
    Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex: Although ' Ambush' will be published in hardcover in several international markets, including Brazil, France and Spain, it will available only in audio format in the USA.
    Ex: A similar linear relationship between age and entrapment indicated that as librarians mature, they become bound to their line of work because of accumulated investments and decreased career options = Una relación directa similar entre la edad y la sensación de sentirse atrapado indicaba que a medida que los bibliotecarios envejecen se sienten ligados a su línea de trabajo debido al esfuerzo invertido y una disminución de las oportunidades de trabajo.
    Ex: With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.
    Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    * caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.
    * caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.
    * caza con trampas = trapping.
    * hacer trampa = fiddle.
    * ordenador trampa = honeypot.
    * picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.
    * trampa de la pobreza = poverty trap.

    * * *
    2 (ardid) trap
    no caí en la trampa I didn't fall into the trap, I didn't fall for it ( colloq)
    me tendieron una trampa they laid o set a trap for me
    ni trampa ni cartón ( Esp): no hay/no tiene ni trampa ni cartón there's no catch
    mira, sin trampa ni cartón now as you can see, there's no trick o there's nothing up my sleeve
    3
    (en el juego): eso es trampa that's cheating
    hacer trampa(s) to cheat
    * * *

     

    trampa sustantivo femenino

    ( de lazo) snare
    b) ( ardid) trap;

    ◊ le tendieron una trampa they laid o set a trap for him



    eso es trampa that's cheating
    trampa sustantivo femenino
    1 trap
    caer en la trampa, to fall into the trap
    tender una trampa, to set a trap
    2 (puerta en el suelo, techo, trampilla) trap door
    3 (fullería, fraude) fiddle: eso es hacer trampa, that's cheating
    hizo una trampa en la declaración de Hacienda, he fiddled his tax return, US he cheated on his tax return
    4 (deuda) debt
    ' trampa' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cebar
    - engaño
    - red
    - tender
    - tongo
    - caer
    - cepo
    - encerrona
    - ratonera
    - valer
    English:
    bluff
    - booby trap
    - cheat
    - entrap
    - fiddle
    - frame
    - free
    - lay
    - pitfall
    - set
    - set up
    - snare
    - trap
    - trick
    - walk into
    - booby
    - catch
    - gimmick
    - pit
    * * *
    trampa nf
    1. [para cazar] trap;
    la trampa del fuera de juego [en fútbol] offside trap
    2. [trampilla] trapdoor
    3. [engaño] trick;
    caer en la trampa to fall into the trap;
    tender una trampa (a alguien) to set o lay a trap (for sb);
    sin trampa ni cartón: ha ganado el premio sin trampa ni cartón he won the prize fair and square;
    en este espectáculo no hay trampa ni cartón everything you see in this show is for real
    4. [en juegos]
    eso es trampa that's cheating;
    hacer trampas to cheat
    5. [deuda] debt
    6. [en golf] hazard
    * * *
    f
    1 trap;
    caer en la trampa fall into the trap;
    lay a trap
    2 ( truco) scam fam, trick;
    * * *
    trampa nf
    1) : trap
    2)
    hacer trampas : to cheat
    * * *
    trampa n trap

    Spanish-English dictionary > trampa

  • 9 treta

    f.
    1 trick (engaño).
    2 artifice, ruse, frame-up, scheme.
    * * *
    1 trick, ruse
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=truco) trick; (=ardid) ruse, stratagem; (Com) stunt, gimmick
    2) (Esgrima) feint
    * * *
    a) ( ardid) trick, ruse
    b) ( en esgrima) feint
    * * *
    = gimmick, ruse, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.
    Ex. Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.
    Ex. The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.
    Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.
    ----
    * con tretas = by cunning.
    * tretas = crafty ways.
    * * *
    a) ( ardid) trick, ruse
    b) ( en esgrima) feint
    * * *
    = gimmick, ruse, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.

    Ex: Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.

    Ex: The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.
    Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.
    * con tretas = by cunning.
    * tretas = crafty ways.

    * * *
    1 (ardid) trick, ruse
    se valió de una treta para convencernos she tricked us into believing her
    2 (en esgrima) feint
    * * *

    treta sustantivo femenino


    treta sustantivo femenino ruse
    ' treta' also found in these entries:
    English:
    ploy
    - ruse
    * * *
    treta nf
    ruse, trick
    * * *
    f trick, ploy
    * * *
    treta nf
    : trick, ruse

    Spanish-English dictionary > treta

  • 10 truco

    m.
    1 trick (trampa, engaño).
    un truco de magia a magic trick
    2 knack.
    el truco está en saber no dejarlo demasiado tiempo en el horno the secret is not to leave it in the oven for too long
    pillarle el truco (a algo) to get the knack (of something)
    tiene truco there's a knack to it
    no tiene truco there's nothing to it
    truco publicitario advertising gimmick
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: trucar.
    * * *
    1 (ardid) trick
    2 (fotográfico) trick effect, trick camera shot
    3 (tranquillo) knack
    \
    coger el truco a algo familiar to get the knack of something, get the hang of something
    tener truco to be tricky
    truco publicitario advertising stunt, advertising gimmick
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=ardid) trick, dodge; (Cine) trick effect, piece of trick photography

    coger el truco a algn — to see how sb works a trick, catch on to sb's little game

    2) (=habilidad) knack

    coger el truco — to get the knack, get the hang of it, catch on

    3) And, Cono Sur (=puñetazo) punch, bash *
    4) Cono Sur (Naipes) popular card game
    5) pl trucos (Billar) billiards sing, pool sing
    * * *
    masculino trick

    el truco está en... — the trick o secret is...

    * * *
    = gimmick, trick, stunt, subterfuge, peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], work-around [workaround], sleight-of-hand, gaff, wheeze.
    Ex. Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.
    Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex. People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.
    Ex. Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.
    Ex. On the surface level, intermediaries use their mastery (knowledge and competence) of IR systems -- their contents, techniques, peccadilloes -- not mastered by users.
    Ex. Obviously, the work-around is to cut-and-paste this into the end of the document, but why did this happen in the first place?.
    Ex. This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.
    Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.
    ----
    * aprender los trucos del oficio = learn + the ropes.
    * caja de trucos = box of tricks.
    * cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.
    * encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.
    * trato o truco = trick or treat.
    * truco del oficio = trade trick, trick of the trade.
    * truco de magia = conjuring trick.
    * truco para ligar = chat-up line.
    * trucos = bag of tricks, gimmickry, tips and tricks.
    * trucos del oficio = tips of the trade.
    * * *
    masculino trick

    el truco está en... — the trick o secret is...

    * * *
    = gimmick, trick, stunt, subterfuge, peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], work-around [workaround], sleight-of-hand, gaff, wheeze.

    Ex: Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.

    Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex: People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.
    Ex: Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.
    Ex: On the surface level, intermediaries use their mastery (knowledge and competence) of IR systems -- their contents, techniques, peccadilloes -- not mastered by users.
    Ex: Obviously, the work-around is to cut-and-paste this into the end of the document, but why did this happen in the first place?.
    Ex: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.
    Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.
    * aprender los trucos del oficio = learn + the ropes.
    * caja de trucos = box of tricks.
    * cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.
    * encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.
    * trato o truco = trick or treat.
    * truco del oficio = trade trick, trick of the trade.
    * truco de magia = conjuring trick.
    * truco para ligar = chat-up line.
    * trucos = bag of tricks, gimmickry, tips and tricks.
    * trucos del oficio = tips of the trade.

    * * *
    trick
    truco de cartas/prestidigitación card/conjuring trick
    este juego no tiene ningún truco there's no trick to this game
    debe de haber algún truco there must be a catch
    el truco está en agregarlo poco a poco the trick o secret is to add it slowly
    resulta fácil una vez que le or coges or pillas el truco it's easy once you've got the knack o once you've got the hang of it ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    Del verbo trucar: ( conjugate trucar)

    truco es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    trucó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    trucar    
    truco
    trucar ( conjugate trucar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹dados/juego/elecciones› to fix, rig


    truco sustantivo masculino
    trick;
    ◊ el truco está en… the trick o secret is…;

    pillarle el truco a algo to get the hang of sth
    trucar verbo transitivo
    1 (una fotografía) to touch up
    2 (un contador, etc) to fix, fiddle, US to rig
    3 Auto to soup up
    truco sustantivo masculino
    1 (maña, magia, etc) trick: aprenderás los trucos del oficio, you will learn the tricks of the trade
    ¿tienes algún truco para quitar las manchas de vino?, do you know any trick to remove wine stains?
    2 (tranquillo) knack: ya le cogerás el truco, you'll get the knack

    ' truco' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    artificio
    - mágica
    - mágico
    - maña
    - resabio
    - residir
    - trapisonda
    - ahí
    - atraer
    - publicitario
    - secreto
    - visto
    English:
    dodge
    - fall for
    - gimmick
    - hang
    - knack
    - ruse
    - stunt
    - trick
    * * *
    truco nm
    1. [trampa, engaño] trick;
    un truco de magia a magic trick;
    el viejo truco de hacerse pasar por extranjero the old trick of pretending to be foreign;
    la baraja no tiene truco it's a perfectly normal pack of cards
    2. [técnica hábil] knack;
    el truco está en saber no dejarlo demasiado tiempo en el horno the secret is not to leave it in the oven for too long;
    tiene truco there's a knack to it;
    no tiene truco there's no secret o trick to it;
    Hum
    pillarle el truco (a algo) to get the knack o hang (of sth)
    truco publicitario advertising gimmick
    3. RP [juego de naipes] = type of card game
    4. Chile [golpe] punch, thump
    * * *
    m trick;
    coger el truco a algo fam get the hang of sth fam
    * * *
    truco nm
    1) : trick
    2) : knack
    * * *
    truco n trick

    Spanish-English dictionary > truco

  • 11 artilugio2

    2 = trick, stalking horse, gaff.
    Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
    Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    ----
    * artilugios = crafty ways.

    Spanish-English dictionary > artilugio2

  • 12 artilugio

    m.
    1 gadget, contrivance.
    2 scheme, gimmick, trick.
    3 device, gadget, gimmick, contraption.
    * * *
    1 (mecanismo) device, gadget
    2 figurado (trampa) trick, scheme
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=aparato) gadget, contraption
    2) (=truco) gimmick, stunt
    3) (=chisme) thingummy *, gizmo (EEUU) *, whatsit *
    * * *
    a) ( aparato) device, contraption
    b) artilugios masculino plural ( de oficio) equipment
    * * *
    a) ( aparato) device, contraption
    b) artilugios masculino plural ( de oficio) equipment
    * * *
    artilugio1
    1 = gadget, widget, artefact [artifact], whatchamacallit, gizmo [gismo], contraption.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.

    Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.
    Ex: An artefact is any object made or modified by man.
    Ex: In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.
    Ex: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.
    Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.

    artilugio2
    2 = trick, stalking horse, gaff.

    Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.

    Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
    Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
    * artilugios = crafty ways.

    * * *
    1 (aparato) device, contrivance, contraption
    2 (truco) stunt
    * * *

    artilugio sustantivo masculino

    b)

    ◊ artilugios sustantivo masculino plural ( de oficio) equipment

    artilugio sustantivo masculino gadget, device
    ' artilugio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    artificio
    English:
    contraption
    - gadget
    - widget
    * * *
    1. [objeto] contraption
    2.
    artilugios [herramientas] equipment;
    artilugios de pesca fishing tackle
    3. [artimaña, engaño] trick, ruse
    * * *
    m aparato gadget
    * * *
    : gadget, contraption

    Spanish-English dictionary > artilugio

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