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trick [trɪk] n 1. a deceitful, cunning, or underhand action or plan 2. a. a mischievous, malicious, or humorous action or plan; joke the boys are up to their tricks again b. (as modifier) a trick spider 3. an illusory or magical feat or device 4. a simple feat learned by an animal or person 5. an adroit or ingenious device; knack a trick of the trade 6. a behavioural trait, habit, or mannerism 7. a turn or round of duty or work 8. (Group Games / Card Games) Cards a. a batch of cards containing one from each player, usually played in turn and won by the player or side that plays the card with the highest value b. a card that can potentially win a trick can't take a trick Austral slang to be consistently unsuccessful or unlucky do the trick Informal to produce the right or desired result how's tricks? Slang how are you? turn a trick Slang (of a prostitute) to gain a customer vb
to defraud, deceive, or cheat (someone), esp by means of a trick [from Old Northern French trique, from trikier to deceive, from Old French trichier, ultimately from Latin trīcārī to play tricks] tricker n trickless adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
trick noun 1. joke, put-on (slang), gag (informal), stunt, spoof (informal), caper, prank, frolic, practical joke, antic, jape, leg-pull (Brit. informal), cantrip (Scot.) We are playing a trick on a man who keeps bothering me. 2. deception, trap, fraud, con (slang), sting (informal), manoeuvre, dodge, ploy, scam (slang), imposition, gimmick, device, hoax, deceit, swindle, ruse, artifice, subterfuge, canard, feint, stratagem, wile, imposture That was a really mean trick. 3. sleight of hand, device, feat, stunt, juggle, legerdemain He shows me card tricks. 4. secret, skill, device, knack, art, hang (informal), technique, know-how (informal), gift, command, craft, expertise She showed me all the tricks of the trade. 5. illusion, deception, mirage, optical illusion It appears to be on fire, but it's just a trick of the light. 6. mannerism, habit, characteristic, trait, quirk, peculiarity, foible, idiosyncrasy, practice, crotchet all her little tricks and funny voices verb deceive, trap, have someone on, take someone in (informal), fool, cheat, con (informal), kid (informal), stiff (slang), sting (informal), mislead, hoax, defraud, dupe, gull (archaic), delude, swindle, impose upon, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, put one over on (informal), pull the wool over someone's eyes, pull a fast one on (informal) He'll be upset when he finds out how you tricked him. do the trick (Informal) work, fit the bill, have effect, achieve the desired result, produce the desired result, take care of the problem, be effective or effectual Sometimes a few choice words will do the trick. trick something or someone out or up dress up, do up (informal), deck out, get up (informal), decorate, array (literary), adorn, ornament, embellish, apparel (literary), festoon, attire, garb, bedeck (literary), doll up (slang), rig out, accoutre The children were tricked out as princes and princesses. Quotations "I know a trick worth two of that" [William Shakespeare Henry IV, part I] Translations trick [trɪk] A. N 1. (= joke, hoax) → broma f; (= mischief) → travesura f; (= ruse) → truco m, ardid m dirty or mean trick → mala pasada f, jugada f sucia the tricks of the trade → los trucos del oficio to play a trick on sb → gastar una broma a algn unless my eyes are playing tricks on me → si los ojos no me engañan his memory played a trick on him → le falló la memoria 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! HALLOWE'EN he's up to his old tricks again → ha vuelto a hacer de las suyas how's tricks? → ¿cómo te va? 2. (= card trick) → baza f; (= conjuring trick) → truco m; (in circus) → número m to take all the tricks → ganar or hacer todas las bazas he/she knows a trick or two → se lo sabe todo I know a trick worth two of that → yo me sé algo mucho mejor that should do the trick → esto servirá he/she doesn't miss a trick → no se pierde nada to try every trick in the book → emplear todos los trucos that's the oldest trick in the book → eso es un viejo truco the whole bag of tricks → todo el rollo 3. (= special knack) → truco m there's a trick to opening this door → esta puerta tiene truco para abrirla to get the trick of it → coger el truco, aprender el modo de hacerlo 4. (= peculiarity, strange habit) → manía f, peculiaridad f certain tricks of style → ciertas peculiaridades estilísticas, ciertos rasgos del estilo it's just a trick he has → es una manía suya to have a trick of doing sth → tener la manía de hacer algo history has a trick of repeating itself → la historia tiene tendencia a repetirse it's a trick of the light → es una ilusión óptica B. VT (= deceive) → engañar; (= swindle) → estafar, timar I'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 to trick sb out of sth → quitar algo a algn con engaños C. CPD trick cyclist N → ciclista mf acróbata trick photography N → trucaje m trick question N → pregunta f de pega trick riding N → acrobacia f ecuestre trick out trick up VT + ADV (= decorate) → ataviar (with de) trick [ˈtrɪk] n (as entertainment) [conjuror, magician, juggler] → tour m (= knack) → astuce f It's not easy: there's a trick to it → Ce n'est pas évident: il y a un truc. the tricks of the trade → les ficelles du métier (CARDS) → levée f (= illusion) It's a trick of the light → C'est une illusion d'optique. to do the trick (= be effective, work) → faire l'affaire That should do the trick → Ça devrait faire l'affaire. trick n (= ruse) → Trick m; be careful, it’s a trick → pass auf, das ist eine Falle!; be careful with this question, there’s a trick in it → sei vorsichtig bei dieser Frage, sie enthält eine Falle!; he knows a trick or two (inf) → der kennt sich aus, der weiß, wie der Hase läuft; he never misses a trick (inf) → er lässt sich (dat) → nichts entgehen; he knows all the tricks of the trade → er ist ein alter Hase; (= is crafty) → er ist mit allen Wassern gewaschen; he is full of tricks (child, footballer etc) → er steckt voller Tricks; (salesman, politician etc) → er hat es faustdick hinter den Ohren; it’s a trick of the light → da täuscht das Licht ? book N a (= mischief) → Streich m; to play a trick on somebody → jdm einen Streich spielen; unless my eyes are playing tricks on me → wenn meine Augen mich nicht täuschen; a dirty trick → ein ganz gemeiner Trick; he’s up to his (old) tricks again → jetzt macht er wieder seine (alten) Mätzchen (inf); how’s tricks? (Brit inf) → wie gehts? (= skilful act) → Kunststück nt; to teach a dog to do tricks → einem Hund Kunststücke beibringen; once you get the trick of adjusting it → wenn du einmal den Dreh or Trick heraushast, wie man das einstellt; there’s a special trick to it → da ist ein Trick dabei; that should do the trick (inf) → das müsste eigentlich hinhauen (inf) ? dog (= habit) → Eigenart f; to have a trick of doing something → die Eigenart haben, etw zu tun; he has a trick of always arriving as I’m pouring out the tea → er hat eine merkwürdige Art, immer gerade dann zu erscheinen, wenn ich den Tee einschenke; history has a trick of repeating itself → die Geschichte hat die merkwürdige Eigenschaft, sich immer zu wiederholen attr cigar, spider, glass → als Scherzartikel vt → mit einem Trick betrügen, hereinlegen (inf); I’ve been tricked! → ich bin hereingelegt or übers Ohr gehauen (inf) → worden!; to trick somebody into doing something → jdn (mit einem Trick or mit List) dazu bringen, etw zu tun; he tricked the old lady into giving him her life savings → er hat die alte Dame mit einem Trick um all ihre Ersparnisse betrogen; to trick somebody out of something → jdn um etw prellen, jdm etw abtricksen (inf) trick: trick or treat n Spiel zu Halloween, bei dem Kinder von Tür zu Tür gehen und von den Bewohnern entweder Geld oder Geschenke erhalten oder ihnen einen Streich spielen trick photography n → Trickfotografie f trick [trɪk] 1. n a. (joke, hoax) → scherzo, tiro; (ruse, catch, special knack) → trucco; (clever act) → stratagemma m to play a trick on sb → giocare un tiro a qn dirty or mean trick → scherzo di cattivo gusto there must be a trick in it → ci deve essere sotto qualche cosa he's up to his old tricks again → è tornato ai suoi vecchi trucchetti there's a trick to opening this door → c'è un trucco per aprire questa porta it's a trick of the light → è un effetto ottico he knows all the tricks of the trade → conosce tutti i trucchi del mestiere 2. vt (deceive) → ingannare, imbrogliare; (swindle) → imbrogliare I've been tricked! → mi hanno imbrogliato! to trick sb into doing sth → convincere qn a fare qc con l'inganno to trick sb out of sth → fregare qc a qn trick [trɪk] 1. n a. (joke, hoax) → scherzo, tiro; (ruse, catch, special knack) → trucco; (clever act) → stratagemma m to play a trick on sb → giocare un tiro a qn dirty or mean trick → scherzo di cattivo gusto there must be a trick in it → ci deve essere sotto qualche cosa he's up to his old tricks again → è tornato ai suoi vecchi trucchetti there's a trick to opening this door → c'è un trucco per aprire questa porta it's a trick of the light → è un effetto ottico he knows all the tricks of the trade → conosce tutti i trucchi del mestiere 2. vt (deceive) → ingannare, imbrogliare; (swindle) → imbrogliare I've been tricked! → mi hanno imbrogliato! to trick sb into doing sth → convincere qn a fare qc con l'inganno to trick sb out of sth → fregare qc a qn n trick [trik] 1 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. truuk, misleiding حيلَه хитрост lest trick der Trick κόλπο, τέχνασμα truco, trampa, engaño kavalus, knihv حیله؛ کلک kepponen ruse, tour תַּכסִיס ट्रिक lukavština, smicalica trükk; tréfa tipuan bragð, brella trucco, stratagemma たくらみ 속임수 gudrybė viltība; joks penipuan streek knep, triks, kjeltringstrek podstęp şiretlic, truc уловка; трюк lesť zvijača trik knep, list เล่ห์เหลี่ยม oyun, numara, şeytanlık 詭計 хитрість, обман مکر، چال sự lừa dối 诡计 2 a clever or skilful action (to amuse etc) The magician performed some clever tricks. toertjie شَعْوَذَه، خُدْعَه تَعْتَمِد على خِفَّة اليَد фокус trik trick der Trick κόλπο, ταχυδαχτυλουργία truco trikk تردستی temppu tour תַּעֲתוּע शरारत varka, trik mutatvány sulap töfrabragð trucco 芸当 묘기 pokštas, triukas triks muslihat truc tryllekunst, kunststykke sztuczka scamatorie фокус trik trik trik trick มายากล oyun, hokkabazlık, numara 把戲,戲法 фокус, трюк کرتب ảo thuật 把戏,戏法 adj intended to deceive or give a certain illusion trick photography. truuk حيلةٌ تَصْويرِيَّه измамен trikový trick- Trick-... παραπλανητικός trucado kunst-, konksuga فریب آمیز trikkikuvaus truqué מתַּעֲתֵע धोखा देना lažan trükk- tipuan sjónhverfing truccato 仕掛けのある 속임의 apgaulingas kombinētais kadrs penuh muslihat kunst{#169} jukse-, lure- trickowy trucat выполняемый с использованием трюков trikový zavajajoč varljiv trick- ซึ่งวางแผนว่าจะหลอกลวงหรือแสดงความเช้าใจผิด aldatıcı 特技的,花巧的 обманливий; комбінований پرفريب ảo 特技的,花巧的 n trickery the act of deceiving or cheating She could not stand his trickery. misleiding خِداع، إحْتِيال، حيلَه мошеничество podvádění snyderi die Gaunerei απάτη, ζαβολιά engaño, superchería tüssamine دغلکاری juoni tromperie רַמַאוּת चालबाजी, धोखेबाजी varanje csalás penipuan brögð, sviksemi frode, inganno ごまかし 속임수, 사기 apgaulė, gudrybė viltība; nekrietnība penipuan bedrog lureri, juks(ing), svindel oszustwo înşelătorie обман podvádzanie goljufija varanje bedrägeri กลอุบาย hile, hilekârlık, üç kâğıtçılık 詭計,圈套 шахрайство, хитрість فريب sự lừa dối 诡计,圈套 n trickster a cheater. misleier مُحْتال، مُخادِع мошеник podvodník, -ice snyder der/die Gauner(in) απατεώνας estafador, timador petis حیله گر huijari tricheur/-euse רַמַאי धोखेबाज varalica csaló penipu bragðarefur imbroglione ぺてん師 사기꾼 apgavikas viltnieks; krāpnieks penipu oplichter svindler oszust şarlatan обманщик;ловкач podvodník, -čka slepar prevarant skojare, bedragare การหลอกลวง düzenbaz, hilekâr 騙子 ошуканець, шахрай فريبي kẻ lừa dối 骗子 adj tricky difficult a tricky problem/job; a tricky person to deal with. moeilik مَكّار، حَيّال، مُخادِع труден obtížný, komplikovaný vanskelig; snu knifflig δύσκολος difícil, complicado, espinoso keeruline دشوار hankala difficile מְסוּבַּך चालाक težak, zahtjevan bonyolult; cseles sulit víðsjáll, erfiður viðfangs difficile 扱いにくい 어려운 keblus, sunkus grūts; sarežģīts rumit lastig kinkig, innviklet trudny dificil сложный; мудрёный ťažký, zložitý kočljiv nezgodan knepig, krånglig ยาก zor, güç 困難的,狡猾的 складний; заплутаний مشکل khó khăn 困难的,狡猾的 adv trickily moeilik باحْتِيال، بِخِداع трудно složitě vanskeligt knifflig δύσκολα difícilmente, complicadamente, espinosamente keeruliselt بطور فریب آمیز kiperästi difficilement בְּעַרמוּמִיוּת चालाकी से varavo furfangosan penuh kesulitan erfiðlega difficilmente 扱いにくく 까다롭게 gudriai, suktai, sunkiai viltīgi; izgudrēm rumit lastig snedig, innviklet trudno şmecherie ловко zložito zvito nezgodno knepigt, krångligt อย่างมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม hileli şekilde, düzenbazlıkla 狡猾地 складно; заплутано چال بازي سے lừa dối 狡猾地 n trickiness moeilikheid إحْتِيال، خِداع трудност lstivost; složitost vanskelighed die Kniffligkeit δυσκολία dificultad, complicación keerukus فریبکاری konstikkuus difficulté עַרמוּמִיוּת जटिलतापन varavost fortélyosság, ravaszság kesulitan erfiðleikar difficoltà 扱いにくさ 다루기 어려움 gudrumas, suktumas viltība; blēdība kerumitan lastigheid snedighet; sluhet zawiłość caracter înşelător умение обвести вокруг пальца ľstivosť; zložitosť zapletenost, varljivost nezgodnost bedräglighet, krånglighet การหลอกลวง hilekârlık 花招 складність; заплутаність چال بازي sự lừa dối 花招 n trick question a question that is likely to mislead a person. strikvraag سُؤال مُضَلِّل подвеждащ въпрос záludná otázka, chyták snydespørgsmål die Fangfrage ερώτηση παγίδα pega, pregunta capciosa nipiga küsimus سئوال انحرافی kompakysymys question piège שְׁאֵלָת מַכשִילָה गुमराह करने वाला सवाल trik pitanje beugrató kérdés pertanyaan yang menyesatkan saltafosso (人を)ひっかける質問 속임수 질문 suktas klausimas viltīgs/maldinošs jautājums soalan penuh muslihat misleidende vraag lurespørsmål каверзный вопрос záludná otázka zvito vprašanje trik pitanje vilseledande fråga ปัญหาที่ดูเหมือนว่าจะชักนำคนไปในทางที่ผิด aldatıcı soru 偏題 каверзне питання گمراہ کن سوال câu hỏi khó 偏题 do the trick to do or be what is necessary I need a piece of paper. This old envelope will do the trick! voldoende wees يَفي بالغَرَض свършвам работа splnit svůj účel klare sagen den Zweck erfüllen είμαι κατάλληλος για κτ., κάνω τη δουλειά aviar, apañar, servir, funcionar käib küll موثر بودن؛ به نتیجه مطلوب رسیدن tepsiä faire l'affaire יְבַצֵע אֶת הַמלַאֲכָה अपना उद्देश्य पूरा करना poslužiti, postići cilj ez megteszi memenuhi kebutuhan duga, nægja farcela; funzionare 間に合う 목적을 이루다 tikti, pavykti padaryti izdarīt, kas darāms; paveikt atlikušo jadilah werken gjøre nytten, duge spełnić swoje zadanie a avea efectul scontat сделать своё дело; в точности подходить splniť svoj účel ustrezati poslužiti göra susen, duga fint ทำสิ่งที่ต้องทำได้ (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) iş görmek 達到預期的目的 годитися کام کرجانا làm gì cần thiết 达到预期的目的 play a trick / tricks on to do something which is amusing to oneself because it deceives or frightens (someone else), or makes them appear stupid He played a trick on her by jumping out from behind a wall as she passed. fop يَغُشُّ فُلانا، يَحْتال правя номер vystřelit si z lave sjov med (jemandem)einen Streich spielen κάνω φάρσα gastar una broma tembutama, koerust tegema شیرین کاری کردن؛ کار بامزه و سرگرم کننده کردن tehdä kepponen jouer un tour לְשַטוֹת בְּ- ऐसा मजाक करना जिससे दूसरा परेशान हो जाए nasamariti, našaliti se s kim megtréfál vkit membodohi, memperdayakan gabba, plata (fare uno scherzo) いたずらをする 못된 장난을 치다 iškrėsti (kam) pokštą, apgauti (ką) izspēlēt joku (ar kādu); izjokot menakut-nakutkan kattekwaad uithalen lure, spille et puss robić kawał a juca o festă подшучивать, пугая или одурачивая vystreliť si z zagosti jo komu izvoditi trikove spela ngn ett spratt, skoja med ngn หลอกเล่น oyun oynamak 捉弄某人 пожартувати над کھيل کرنا، تماشہ کرنا dọa ai, gạt ai 捉弄某人 a trick of the trade one of the ways of being successful in a job etc Remembering the customers' names is one of the tricks of the trade. handelsgeheim سِر المَهْنَه похват obchodnický trik en af fiduserne die Berufslist κόλπο του επαγγέλματος truco del oficio nõks, kavalus ترفند موفقیت در کار ammattisalaisuus ficelle du métier תַּחבּולוֹת הַמִקצוֹעַ कारोबार में कामयाबी का नुस्खा poslovna smicalica, doskočica a szakma fortélya taktik fagkunnátta (trucco del mestiere) 仕事のこつ 장사의 비결 amato paslaptis amata noslēpums muslihat de knepen van het vak forretningsknep sekret zawodowy secret al meseriei маленькая хитрость obchodnícky trik poslovna zvijača zanatska caka yrkesknep หนึ่งในเส้นทางแห่งความสำเร็จในการทำงาน bir işte başarılı olmanın yöntemlerinden biri 作生意的竅門 секрети майстерності کسي کام ميں کام ياب پونے کا گر bí quyết thành công trong kinh doanh 作生意的窍门 trick or treat! an expression used by children on Halloween to ``threaten'' people that they will do annoying tricks if they do not get sweets or small presents. trick or treat تَعبير يَسْتَعْمِلُه الأولاد في عيد الهالوين ليُهَدِّدوا باسْتِعْمال الحِيَل إذا لم يَحْصَلوا على هدايا номер или лакомство'' - фраза, употребявана на Вси Светии výraz používaný dětmi o Halloweenu noget i retning af: ``hvis vi ingen boller får, så laver vi ballade'' Gib´ uns Süsses, sonst gibt´s Saueres. κόλπο ή κέρασμα (έκφραση που χρησιμοποιείται στη γιορτή των Αγίων Πάντων) frase que pronuncian los niños en Halloween cuando van pidiendo por las casas trikk või komm! جمله ای که بچه ها در جشن هالووین به بزرگتر ها می گویند تا از آنها شکلات یا هدیه بگیرند karkki tai kepponen Le soir d'Halloween, pendant une période d'environ 3 heures, les enfants Américains courent de maison en maison pour amasser le plus de friandises en disant“des bonbons ou je vous joue un tour” מִנהַג בְּחַג הָהוֹדָיָה- לְבַקֵש מַמתָקִים हैलोवीन डे पर छोटे तोहफे के लिए ट्रिक करना riječi kojima maskirana djeca traže darove od vrata do vrata na Noć vještica (”Maškare!”) „kapunk vagy kaptok!” (enyhe fenyegetés) “Kasih hadiah atau dirusak!” (ungkapan anak-anak minta hadiah pada 31 Oktober) (dolcetto o scherzetto) 사탕이나 선물을 안주면 장난칠 거야! jei neduosi, bus blogai! Joku vai cienastu! bagi hadiah atau kami kacau snoepjes of anders gaan we u foppen gi oss noe eller så skal du få! okrzyk używany podczas tradycyjnej zabawy w czasie wigilii Wszystkich Świętych кошелёк или жизнь výraz, ktorý používajú deti pri pochôdzkach v prestrojení na sviatok Halloween zvijačo ali jedačo! slatkiš spratt eller godis! การแสดงความรู้สึกของเด็ก ๆ ในวัน Halloween โดยการแกล้งผู้ที่ไม่ให้ขนมหรือของขวัญชิ้นเล็ก ๆ Not: Cadılar Bayramında çocukların tehdidi: 'Hediye ver yoksa karışmam ha!' 用來嚇唬小孩的話 “збитки чи частування” تہوار کے موقع پر گھر گھر جاکر دھمکي دينا کہ تحفے دو يا پھر دھوکہ کھانے کے ليے تيار ہوجاؤ câu nói của trẻ em khi đi các nhà xin bánh kẹo và dọa sẽ phá phách nếu không cho vào dịp Halloween 用来吓唬小孩的话 trick → خدعة, يْوهم podvést, trik bedrag, snyde Trick, überlisten ξεγελώ, τέχνασμα ardid, engañar huijata, temppu tour, tromper prevariti, trik imbrogliare, scherzo だます, 策略 속이다, 속임수 bedriegen, truc lure, triks oszukać, podstęp enganar, truque обман, обманывать lura, trick เล่ห์เหลี่ยม, ใช้เล่ห์เหลี่ยม dolap, kandırmak lừa gạt, trò bịp bợm 耍花招, 诡计 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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