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1 magic
'mæ‹ik
1. noun1) ((the charms, spells etc used in) the art or practice of using supernatural forces: The prince was turned by magic into a frog.) magia2) (the art of producing illusions by tricks: The conjuror's magic delighted the children.) magia3) (fascination or great charm: the magic of Turner's paintings.) magia
2. adjective(used in or using magic: a magic wand; a magic spell.) mágico- magical- magically
- magician
magic1 adj mágicomagic2 n magiatr['mæʤɪk]1 magia1 mágico,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas if by/like magic como por arte de magia, como por ensalmomagic spell hechizo, encanto, ensalmowhite magic magia blanca: mágicomagic n: magia fadj.• hadado, -a adj.• hechicero, -a adj.• mágico, -a adj.n.• brujería s.f.• hechizo s.m.• magia s.f.• mágico s.m.
I 'mædʒɪkmass noun magia fas if by magic — como por encanto, como por arte de magia
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a) <power/potion> mágico; < trick> de magiamagic spell — hechizo m, encanto m
b) ( enchanting) <moment/beauty> mágico; ( marvellous) (colloq) sensacional, fabuloso['mædʒɪk]1.N (lit, fig) magia fas if by magic — como por arte de magia, como por encanto
this bath oil works magic for tired and aching limbs — este aceite de baño es mágico para brazos y piernas doloridos y cansados
black 4., white 3.the old magic was still there — (in relationship) todavía existía algo especial entre ellos/nosotros
2. ADJ1) (relating to spells, sorcery) [solution, word] mágicoyou just have to say the magic word and we'll forget all about it — basta con que digas la palabra mágica y olvidaremos todo el asunto
2) (=captivating) [moment] especial3) * (=super) fabuloso, estupendo"did you enjoy it?" - "it was magic" — -¿te gustó? -fue fabuloso or estupendo
3.CPDmagic bullet N — (Med) (also fig) panacea f
magic carpet N — alfombra f mágica
magic circle N — círculo m mágico
magic lantern N — linterna f mágica
magic mushrooms * NPL — setas fpl alucinógenas, hongos mpl alucinógenos
magic realism N — (Literat) realismo m mágico
magic spell N — hechizo m, encanto m
magic square N — (Math) cuadrado m mágico
magic trick N — truco m de magia
magic wand N — varita f mágica
- magic up* * *
I ['mædʒɪk]mass noun magia fas if by magic — como por encanto, como por arte de magia
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a) <power/potion> mágico; < trick> de magiamagic spell — hechizo m, encanto m
b) ( enchanting) <moment/beauty> mágico; ( marvellous) (colloq) sensacional, fabuloso -
2 trick
trik
1. noun1) (something which is done, said etc in order to cheat or deceive someone, and sometimes to frighten them or make them appear stupid: The message was just a trick to get her to leave the room.) truco, trampa, engaño2) (a clever or skilful action (to amuse etc): The magician performed some clever tricks.) truco
2. adjective(intended to deceive or give a certain illusion: trick photography.) trucado- trickery- trickster
- tricky
- trickily
- trickiness
- trick question
- do the trick
- play a trick / tricks on
- a trick of the trade
- trick or treat!
trick1 n1. engaño / trampahe lied to me, it was all a trick me mintió, todo era un engaño2. truco / númerotrick2 vb engañarhe tried to trick me, but I was too clever for him intentó engañarme, pero fui demasiado listotr[trɪk]1 (skill, knack) truco3 (deception, ruse) ardid nombre masculino, engaño, trampa, truco4 (prank, joke) broma■ the children are always playing tricks on their friends los niños siempre gastan bromas a sus amigos5 (cards won) baza6 (habit) hábito, costumbre nombre femenino, manía1 de juguete, de mentira1 (deceive) engañar, burlar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLevery trick in the book todos los trucoshow's tricks? ¿cómo van las cosas?, ¿qué tal?never to miss a trick no perderse nadato be up to one's tricks hacer de las suyasto do the trick funcionar, ser la soluciónto have a trick up one's sleeve guardarse un as en la mangato play a dirty trick on somebody jugar una mala pasada a alguiento trick somebody into doing something engañar a alguien para que haga algoto trick somebody out of something estafar a alguien, timar a alguientrick or treat SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL frase de los niños que en Halloween van por las casas pidiendo un regalo a cambio de no hacer una jugarretatrick of the trade truco del oficiotrick photograph fotografía trucadatrick photography trucaje nombre masculinotrick question pregunta capciosatrick ['trɪk] vt: engañar, embaucartrick n1) ruse: trampa f, treta f, artimaña f2) prank: broma fwe played a trick on her: le gastamos una broma3) : truco mmagic tricks: trucos de magiathe trick is to wait five minutes: el truco está en esperar cinco minutos4) mannerism: peculiaridad f, manía f5) : baza f (en juegos de naipes)v.• burlar v.• capear v.• embaucar v.• embaír v.• embudar v.• engañar v.• entrampar v.• entruchar v.• pelar v.• petardear v.• trampear v.n.• baza (Naipes) s.f.• burla s.f.• burlería s.f.• chasco s.m.• engaño s.m.• ilusión s.f.• juego de manos s.m.• treta s.f.• truco s.m.
I trɪk1)a) ( ruse) trampa f, ardid m; (before n)a trick question — una pregunta con trampa; see also dirty tricks
b) (prank, joke) broma f, jugarreta fmy eyes/memory must be playing tricks on me — debo de estar viendo visiones/me debe estar engañando la memoria
she's up to her old tricks again — ya está otra vez haciendo de las suyas
how's tricks? — (sl) ¿qué onda? (AmL arg), ¿qué tal? (fam)
2) (feat, skilful act) truco mto do card tricks — hacer* trucos con las cartas
the trick is to add the oil slowly — el truco or el secreto está en añadir el aceite poco a poco
give it a good thump, that should do the trick — dale un buen golpe y verás como funciona; dog I
3) ( in card games) baza fto take/win o make a trick — hacerse*/ganar una baza
he/she doesn't miss o never misses a trick — no se le escapa ni una
II
transitive verb engañarto trick somebody INTO -ING — engañar a alguien para que (+ subj)
III
adjective (before n)a) <cigar/spider> de juguete, de mentira, de pega (Esp fam)b) (AmE) <knee/elbow> con problemas[trɪk]1. N1) (=joke, hoax) broma f ; (=mischief) travesura f ; (=ruse) truco m, ardid mdirty or mean trick — mala pasada f, jugada f sucia
trick or treat! — frase amenazante que pronuncian en tono jocoso los niños que rondan las casas en la noche de Halloween; quiere decir: -¡danos algo o te hacemos una trastada!
See:to take all the tricks — ganar or hacer todas las bazas
- try every trick in the book3) (=special knack) truco mto get the trick of it — coger el truco, aprender el modo de hacerlo
4) (=peculiarity, strange habit) manía f, peculiaridad fcertain tricks of style — ciertas peculiaridades estilísticas, ciertos rasgos del estilo
5) (=catch) trampa f6) ** [of prostitute] cliente m2.VT (=deceive) engañar; (=swindle) estafar, timarI've been tricked! — ¡me han engañado!
to trick sb into doing sth — engañar a algn para que haga algo, conseguir con engaños que algn haga algo
3.CPDtrick cyclist N — ciclista mf acróbata
trick photography N — trucaje m
trick question N — pregunta f de pega
trick riding N — acrobacia f ecuestre
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I [trɪk]1)a) ( ruse) trampa f, ardid m; (before n)a trick question — una pregunta con trampa; see also dirty tricks
b) (prank, joke) broma f, jugarreta fmy eyes/memory must be playing tricks on me — debo de estar viendo visiones/me debe estar engañando la memoria
she's up to her old tricks again — ya está otra vez haciendo de las suyas
how's tricks? — (sl) ¿qué onda? (AmL arg), ¿qué tal? (fam)
2) (feat, skilful act) truco mto do card tricks — hacer* trucos con las cartas
the trick is to add the oil slowly — el truco or el secreto está en añadir el aceite poco a poco
give it a good thump, that should do the trick — dale un buen golpe y verás como funciona; dog I
3) ( in card games) baza fto take/win o make a trick — hacerse*/ganar una baza
he/she doesn't miss o never misses a trick — no se le escapa ni una
II
transitive verb engañarto trick somebody INTO -ING — engañar a alguien para que (+ subj)
III
adjective (before n)a) <cigar/spider> de juguete, de mentira, de pega (Esp fam)b) (AmE) <knee/elbow> con problemas -
3 estratagema
f.stratagem (military).* * *1 MILITAR stratagem* * *noun f.stratagem, device* * *SF stratagem* * *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
* * *estratagema nf1. Mil stratagem2. [astucia] artifice, trick* * *f stratagem* * *estratagema nfartimaña: stratagem, ruse
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