ruse

artimaña, engaño, estratagema

Truco o plan que se usa para hacer creer a alguien algo falso.

En inglés sencillo: A trick or plan used to make someone believe something untrue.

• It was a clever ruse.
• They used a ruse to get past the guards.
• She saw through his ruse immediately.

Cómo se usa: a ruse to do something (The false alarm was a ruse to distract the guards.)

Sinónimos: trick, ploy, stratagem

Expresiones frecuentes: clever ruse, ruse to escape, use a ruse

astucia, artería

Habilidad para engañar a otras personas y conseguir lo que se desea.

En inglés sencillo: Skill in deceiving people to get what you want.

• He relied on ruse rather than strength.
• The enemy was defeated through ruse and patience.
• Her talent for ruse made her a dangerous rival.

Sinónimos: cunning, guile, trickery

Antónimos: honesty

Expresiones frecuentes: by ruse, ruse and cunning, through ruse