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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesstratagème
Pronunciation / Transliteration: stʁataʒɛm
"Il a utilisé un stratagème pour réussir."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.
"The general devised a clever stratagem to divert the enemy's attention from the main army." - 2
A crafty or artful maneuver; a trick.
"Detectives had to unravel a complex web of financial stratagems to uncover the fraud."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek strategēma ('generalship, maneuver'), passing through Latin as strategema and into French as stratagème before entering English in the 16th century. Originally denoting military tactics or generalship, its meaning broadened to encompass any clever trick, scheme, or artifice designed to deceive an opponent or achieve a difficult goal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stratagem" is said worldwide
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stratagème
Transliteration: stʁataʒɛm
"Il a utilisé un stratagème pour réussir."
Kriegslist
Transliteration: kʁiːɡsˌlɪst
"Sie wandten eine kluge Kriegslist an."
stratagemma
Transliteration: strataˈdʒɛmma
"Il suo stratagemma ha funzionato perfettamente."
estratagema
Transliteration: estɾataˈxema
"Usaron una estratagema para despistar al rival."
estratagema
Transliteration: estɾataˈʒẽmɐ
"O plano dependia de um engenhoso estratagema."
चल
Transliteration: chal
"उसने दुश्मन को हराने के लिए एक चाल चली।"
策略
Transliteration: cèlüè
"这是一个高明的策略。"
계략
Transliteration: gyeryak
"그들은 적을 속이기 위해 계략을 꾸몄다."
策略
Transliteration: sakuryaku
"彼らは敵を出し抜くための策略を練った。"
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