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1 fam.arnaque
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2 duperie
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3 tromperie
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4 empalmer
v. trans. To 'nick', to 'pinch', to steal. (The word originates from the language of card-sharps where it describes a swift legerdemain for cheating purposes.) -
5 glissade
n. f. (Card-sharps' slang): Nifty legerdemain. -
6 passe-passe
n. m. inv. Tour de passe-passe: 'Jiggery-pokery', trickery. (It is difficult to ascertain whether the expression tour de passepasse comes from the language of the stage magician or the professional card-sharp. Whatever the origin, it effectively conveys the legerdemain tactics employed in both cases.) -
7 passer
I.v. trans.a To 'rough up', to beat someone up (also: passer quelqu'un à tabac).b To give someone a 'roasting', a 'wigging', to give someone a severe telling-off. Qu'est-ce qu'elle lui passe quand il rentre à deux heures du mat'! When he gets home at 2 a.m. she's waiting for him rollingpin at the ready! (also: passer un savon à quelqu'un).2. Passer quelque chose à l'as: To 'spirit something away', to make something disappear for one's own benefit. (The intransitive expression passer à l'as, directly related to the conjurer's legerdemain, illustrates the 'now-you-see-it, now-you-don't' aspect of the disappearing trick.)3. Le faire passer. To engineer an abortion (usually through 'backstreet' methods).4. Cela me passe! (corr. cela me dépasse!): That's got me stumped! — That beats me! Comment qu'ils se débrouillent avec si peu de fric, cela me passe! I just can't understand how they manage on so little money!5. Ça lui passera! (of pet liking, obsession): He'll grow out of it! — He'll get over it!II.v. intrans.2. Passer au travers ( de quelque chose): To escape something unpleasant. Comme de bien entendu, il est passé au travers de tous ces emmerdements! As luck would have it, the jammy bugger got away scot-free!3. Y passer. To go through an unpleasant experience.a (of woman): To be forced into sexual intercourse.b To 'croak', to 'snuff it', to die. Tout le monde y passe, vous savez! We all have to go sometime, you know!4. Sentir passer quelque chose: To smart, to suffer where physical punishment is concerned.5. Passer sous une voiture: To get run over.6. Passer sous le nez (of opportunity): To slip by. Ça lui est passé sous le nez! He let a good thing go by!7. Il faut passer par là ou par la fenêtre! (iron.): It's a case of Hobson's choice! — Really you have no alternative! -
8 pouce
n. m.1. Manger sur le pouce: To snatch a (quick) bite, to have the kind of snack-meal where no knives or forks are involved.2. Donner un coup de pouce à quelqu'un/ quelque chose: To give someone or something a push in the right direction, to lend a helping hand.3. Donner le coup de pouce: To give the finishing touch to something.4. Filer le coup de pouce (of dishonest shopkeeper): To tip the scales by some skilful legerdemain.5. Et le pouce (iron.): And a little bit more. 'Elle doit avoir trente ans, non?!' 'Trente ans et lepouce!' 'She's thirty, isn't she?' 'More like knocking on forty I'd say!'6. Mettre les pouces: To 'give in', to give up.7. Pouce! Pax! — I give in! (A hardy relic of Roman times, this interjection coupled with a thumbs-up sign has survived in school playgrounds and also drifted into everyday language.) -
9 poussette
n. f.1. (Drugs): 'Hype', hypodermic syringe.2. (Racing cyclists' slang): Shove, illegal assistance given to a faltering competitor by team-mates or enthusiastic onlookers.3. (of dishonest shopkeeper): Skilful legerdemain operated to tip the scales.
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Legerdemain — Leg er*de*main (l[e^]j [ e]r*d[ e]*m[=a]n ), n. [F. l[ e]ger light, nimble + de of + main hand, L. manus. See 3d {Leger}, and {Manual}.] Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any artful deception or trick. [1913 Webster] He of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
legerdemain — index deception, knavery, maneuver (trick), prestidigitation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
legerdemain — early 15c., conjuring tricks, from M.Fr. léger de main quick of hand, lit. light of hand, from léger light in weight (from L. levis light; see LEVER (Cf. lever)) + main hand (from L. manus; see MANUAL (Cf … Etymology dictionary
legerdemain — [n] sleight of hand artfulness, chicanery, conjuring, craftiness, cunning, deceit, deception, hocus pocus, manipulation, trickery; concepts 59,278 … New thesaurus
legerdemain — ► NOUN 1) skilful use of one s hands when performing conjuring tricks. 2) deception; trickery. ORIGIN from French léger de main dexterous (literally light of hand ) … English terms dictionary
legerdemain — [lej΄ər di mān′] n. [ME < MFr leger de main, lit., light of hand < leger (< LL * levarius < L levis, LIGHT2) + de (< L de, of, from) + main < L manus, hand] 1. sleight of hand; skill of a stage magician 2. trickery of any sort;… … English World dictionary
legerdemain — noun 1) stage magicians practicing legerdemain Syn: sleight of hand, conjuring, magic, wizardry; formal prestidigitation; rare thaumaturgy 2) a piece of management legerdemain Syn: trickery, cunning, artfulness, craftiness, chicanery … Thesaurus of popular words
legerdemain — le|ger|de|main [ˌledʒədəˈmeın US dʒər ] n [U] old fashioned [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: léger de main light of hand ] when you deceive people cleverly ▪ economic legerdemain … Dictionary of contemporary English
legerdemain — (leh jer de MAIN, lay zhay deu MENH) [French] Sleight of hand; hocus pocus; trickery; artful deception. Yugoslavs themselves express wonder at how Milosevic manages this feat of financial legerdemain. Time, April 26, 1999 … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
legerdemain — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French leger de main light of hand Date: 15th century 1. sleight of hand 2. a display of skill or adroitness … New Collegiate Dictionary
legerdemain — legerdemainist, n. /lej euhr deuh mayn /, n. 1. sleight of hand. 2. trickery; deception. 3. any artful trick. [1400 50; late ME legerdemeyn, lygarde de mayne < MF: lit., light of hand] * * * … Universalium