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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRuse
/ruːz/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
Derived from the Old French verb ruser, meaning 'to dodge, use trickery, or put off the scent', which likely traces back to Latin recusare 'to refuse or make objection'. Over centuries, the term shifted from hunting terminology regarding animals throwing hounds off their track into a general noun for any strategic trick or deception.
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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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