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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesruse
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ryz
"Sa ruse a fonctionné à merveille."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An action intended to deceive someone; a trick.
"The magician's ruse left the audience in awe as they tried to figure out how he performed the illusion." - 2
A clever or cunning plan or scheme.
"His ruse to win the game involved misleading his opponents into thinking he was out of moves."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'ruse' originates from the French term 'ruse', which means 'trick' or 'deception'. It entered the English language in the late 19th century, reflecting a shift in usage from a general sense of cunning to a more specific connotation of deceitful tactics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ruse" is said worldwide
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ruse
Transliteration: ryz
"Sa ruse a fonctionné à merveille."
List
Transliteration: list
"Seine List war beeindruckend."
inganno
Transliteration: in-ganno
"Il suo inganno ha sorpreso tutti."
estratagema
Transliteration: es-tra-ta-ge-ma
"Su estratagema fue muy astuta."
estratagema
Transliteration: es-tra-ta-ge-ma
"A estratagema dele foi eficaz."
चालाकी
Transliteration: chaalaki
"उसकी चालाकी ने सबको चौंका दिया।"
诡计
Transliteration: guǐjì
"他的诡计让所有人都惊讶。"
계략
Transliteration: gyeonglyak
"그의 계략은 모두를 놀라게 했다."
策略
Transliteration: sakuryaku
"彼の策略は驚くべきものでした。"
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