- trick
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 deceptionADJECTIVE▪ cheap, cruel, dirty, mean, nasty▪
The press accused the president of dirty tricks in his election campaign.
▪ stupid▪ funny▪ little▪ con (informal), confidence (both BrE)VERB + TRICK▪ play, pull, try, use▪We decided to play a little trick on the teacher.
▪ fall for▪She won't fall for such a stupid trick.
▪ know, learn▪He's learned a trick or two in his time working in the tax office.
TRICK + VERB▪ workTRICK + NOUN▪ questionPHRASES▪ a trick of the light▪A trick of the light made it look like she was pregnant.
▪ a trick or two▪I could teach him a trick or two (= show him a better way to do things).
▪ every trick in the book (= all methods, honest or not)2 clever way of doing sth that works wellADJECTIVE▪ special▪ clever, good, neat▪Another neat trick is to add lemon peel to the water.
▪ handy, nifty (informal), useful▪ old▪He used the old trick of attacking in order to defend himself.
▪ real▪The real trick is predicting the market two years down the line.
PREPOSITION▪ trick for▪a trick for getting out red wine stains
▪ trick to▪There's no trick to it—you just need lots of practice.
PHRASES▪ have a trick up your sleeve (= a plan to use if necessary)▪I have a few tricks up my sleeve.
▪ the trick is to …▪The trick is to keep your body still and your arms relaxed.
▪ the tricks of the trade3 skilled actADJECTIVE▪ clever, difficult▪ simple▪ card, conjuring, disappearing, magic▪ parlour/parlor (old-fashioned, esp. AmE), party▪ camera▪ rhetorical▪These rhetorical tricks are common in political speeches.
▪ accounting▪the kinds of accounting tricks that get CEOs into trouble
VERB + TRICK▪ do, employ, perform▪Very few camera tricks are employed.
▪ learn▪ teach sbTRICK + VERB▪ workTRICK + NOUN▪ photographyPHRASES▪ (you can't) teach an old dog new tricks (= it is difficult to make people change their ideas, etc.){{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbTrick is used with these nouns as the object: ↑way{{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}}adj.
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trick — trick … Dictionnaire des rimes
trick — ou tric [ trik ] n. m. • 1773; angl. trick « ruse, stratagème », du norm. trikier (→ tricher) ♦ Jeu Au whist, au bridge, La septième levée, qui est la première (après le « devoir ») à compter un point. ⊗ HOM. Trique. ● trick nom masculin (mot… … Encyclopédie Universelle
trick — [trik] n. [ME trik < NormFr trique < trikier < OFr trichier, to trick, cheat, prob. < VL * triccare, altered < ? LL tricare, to deceive, for L tricari, to make trouble < tricae, vexations, tricks < IE * treik < base * ter … English World dictionary
Trick 77 — Trick 17 wird im Sprachgebrauch als Beschreibung eines Lösungweges bei Problemen verwandt. Einerseits werden damit Lösungwege bezeichnet, die originell oder ungewöhnlich sind. Eine solche Lösung kann jedoch nur bei Erfolg Trick 17 genannt werden … Deutsch Wikipedia
Trick — Trick, n. [D. trek a pull, or drawing, a trick, trekken to draw; akin to LG. trekken, MHG. trecken, trechen, Dan. tr[ae]kke, and OFries. trekka. Cf. {Track}, {Trachery}, {Trig}, a., {Trigger}.] 1. An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trick 17 — wird im Sprachgebrauch als Beschreibung eines Lösungsweges bei Problemen verwendet. Einerseits werden damit Lösungswege bezeichnet, die originell oder ungewöhnlich sind. Eine solche Lösung kann jedoch nur bei Erfolg Trick 17 genannt werden, da… … Deutsch Wikipedia
trick — ► NOUN 1) a cunning or skilful act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone. 2) a skilful act performed for entertainment. 3) an illusion: a trick of the light. 4) (before another noun ) intended to mystify or trick: a trick question. 5) a … English terms dictionary
Trick — may refer to: * Trick (film), a 1999 American movie * Trick (TV series), a Japanese TV/movie series * Trick, an illusion or act of misdirection, especially a magic trick * Confidence trick, an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons… … Wikipedia
trick — n 1 Trick, ruse, stratagem, maneuver, gambit, ploy, artifice, wile, feint are comparable when they mean an act or an expedient whereby one seeks to gain one s ends by indirection and ingenuity and often by cunning. Trick implies cheating or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Trick — ist: aus dem Englischen für Kunststück, Streich von franz. trique = Betrug, Kniff ein pfiffiges Kunststück, z. B. beim Zaubern, siehe Zaubertrick oder Kartentrick ein einzelnes Kunststück eines Artisten, siehe Trick (Zirkus) die englische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
trick — [n1] deceit ambush, artifice, blind, bluff, casuistry, cheat, chicanery, circumvention, con*, concealment, conspiracy, conundrum, cover, deception, decoy, delusion, device, disguise, distortion, dodge*, double dealing, duplicity, equivocation,… … New thesaurus