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1 stratagème
ploy, stratagem -
2 subterfuge
subterfuge [syptεʀfyʒ]masculine noun* * *syptɛʀfyʒnom masculin ploy, subterfuge [U]* * *syptɛʀfyʒ nm* * *[syptɛrfyʒ] nom masculin -
3 artifice
artifice [aʀtifis]masculine noun* * *aʀtifisnom masculin1) ( ruse) gén trick; ( de séducteur) ploy2) ( moyen) device3) ( résultat) effect4) ( attitude) artificesans artifice — [être] unpretentious; [agir] unpretentiously
* * *aʀtifis nmdevice, tricksans artifice (beauté) — natural, (art, littérature) simple, straightforward
* * *artifice nm1 ( ruse) (ingenious) trick; user d'artifices pour… to use (all sorts of) tricks to…; les artifices d'un grand séducteur the ploys of a great charmer;2 ( moyen ingénieux) device; les artifices du style stylistic devices;3 ( résultat ingénieux) effect; artifices scéniques/d'éclairage stage/lighting effects;[artifis] nom masculin1. [stratagème] (clever) device ou trick2. (littéraire) [adresse] skillla scène est peinte avec tant d'artifice que l'œil s'en trouve ébloui the scene is depicted so skilfully that it is a wonder to behold3. [explosif] firework -
4 manège
manège [manεʒ]masculine nounb. ( = piste, salle d'équitation) indoor schoolc. ( = agissements) game* * *manɛʒnom masculin1) ( de fête foraine) merry-go-round2) ( centre équestre) riding school; ( piste)manège (couvert) — indoor school ou arena
3) ( manœuvre habile) (little) trick, (little) game* * *manɛʒ nm1) (école d'équitation) riding school2) (à la fête foraine) roundabout Grande-Bretagne merry-go-round3) fig (= manigances) game, ploy* * *manège nm1 ( de fête foraine) roundabout GB, merry-go-round; faire un tour de manège to have a ride on the merry-go-round;2 Équit ( centre équestre) riding school; ( piste) manège (couvert) indoor school ou arena; travailler en manège to school a horse in an arena; exercice/figure de manège schooling exercise/movement;3 ( piste de cirque) ring;5 ( manœuvre habile) (little) trick, (little) game; j'ai bien observé ton manège I know what you are up to.[manɛʒ] nom masculin1. ÉQUITATION [salle] manege2. LOISIRSmanège (de chevaux de bois) merry-go-round, roundaboutla foire a installé ses manèges the fun fair has set up its attractions ou machines ou shows3. [comportement sournois] (little) gametu copies sur ton frère, j'ai bien vu ton (petit) manège you've been cribbing from your brother's work, I've seen what you're up to ou I'm on to your little game[comportement mystérieux]5. [piste de cirque] ring -
5 manœuuvre
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6 binaise
n. f. (abbr. combinaison): Ruse, near deceitful ploy. -
7 classique
I.n. f. Une classique: A regular and well loved sporting event.II.adj. C'est le coup classique! It's that same old trick! — It's the usual ploy! Elle n'est pas venue au rencart, c'est le coup classique! She didn't turn up, a case of the old heave-ho! -
8 combinaise
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9 combine
n. f. Ploy, wily scheme. Il a une combine pour avoir des tickets gratuits: He knows how to get free tickets. -
10 commande
n. f.1. (Underworld slang): 'Job', break-in.2. 'Goldmine scheme', potentially money-spinning ploy.3. Avoir une commande (Underworld slang): To benefit from police immunity (the kind of illegal 'closed-eyes' policy afforded to certain criminals for a ready supply of information).4. Une drôle de commande: A weird set-up, rather unorthodox goings-on. Connaître la commande: To be 'in the know', to know the set-up.5. Louper la commande: To 'miss the boat', to miss an opportunity. -
11 cousu
past part. C'est cousu de fil blanc: It's blatantly apparent. (No-one could possibly be deceived by this hamfisted ploy.) -
12 donner
I.v. trans.1. To inform on, to denounce someone.2. (Cards): To deal. C'est à vous de donner. It's your turn to deal. (In this case the verb is only transitive by implication.)3. C'est donné! (iron.): It's cheap at the price! — I wouldn't call that expensive!4. On t'en donnera! (iron.): You'll be lucky! — You're setting your sights a bit high!II.v. intrans.1. Donner dans:a (also: donner dans le panneau): To 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to be totally fooled by a ploy.b To become, to undergo a change of character. Depuis la mort de sa femme, il donne dans le grincheux: He's become a real misery guts since his missus passed away.2. Donner à pleins tubes: To give one's all, to make an all-out effort.III.v. trans. reflex.1. S'en donner (of pleasurable activity): To 'get some in', to get one's fill. On va s'en donner du bon temps! We're going to let our hair down!2. Se donner peur: To panic without reason.IV.v. pronom. Se la donner. To have one's suspicions, to be 'cagey', to be wary about something. On se la donnait qu'il était flic: It was thought he might be a cop working undercover. -
13 fil
n. m.1. 'Tape', finishing line. Etre coiffé sur le fil: To get pipped at the post. (Although the expression originated in the sporting world, it is often used figuratively in other contexts.)2. Le fil (abbr. lefilage): Card-sharp's manipulation of a deck enabling him to cut the pack where he wishes.3. Avoir le fil: To be 'on the ball', to be sharp.4. Avoir un fil à la patte: To have matrimonial ties. Se mettre un fil a lapatte: To get 'spliced', 'hitched', to get married.5. Un vrai fil: A mere slip of a girl, a hyperslender woman.6. Donner du fil a retordre a quelqu'un: To 'lead someone a merry dance', to give someone a lot of trouble.7. Sécher sur le fil: To be 'stood up', to be kept waiting.8. Coup de fil: 'Buzz on the phone', telephone call. Il m'a donné un coup de fil: He gave me a tinkle. 'Y a ta mere au bout du fil: It's your Mum on the phone.9. C'est cousu de fil blanc (of plot): You can see right through it—It's not a very discreet ploy.10. Ne pas avoir inventé le fil à couper le beurre: To be more than a trifle dim (also: ne pas avoir inventé la poudre). -
14 sein
n. m.1. Le coup du troisième sein. Faire le coup du troisième sein is a humorous expression describing the ploy where a mother breast-feeding a hungry baby offers it more from the first breast, which is still empty.2. Tu mefais mal aux seins! You get on my tits! — You're a bloody nuisance!
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