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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.
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    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.
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    1 sophism, subtlety
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    SF sophistry frm, hair-splitting
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    femenino cunning argument
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    = 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 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

  • 6 legalismo

    m.
    fine legal point, legalism.
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    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: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.

    * * *
    fine legal point, legalism

    Spanish-English dictionary > legalismo

  • 7 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

  • 8 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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