trick

trucco, scherzo

Azione fatta per far credere a qualcuno qualcosa di falso, a volte per divertimento.

In inglese semplice: An action meant to make someone believe something untrue, sometimes for fun.

• It was just a trick.
• The magician showed us a card trick.
• Someone played a cruel trick on him.

Come si usa: play a trick on someone (They played a trick on their teacher.)

Sinonimi: deception, prank

Espressioni comuni: play a trick, magic trick, trick someone plays

numero, trucco

Azione particolare e ingegnosa che una persona o un animale sa eseguire.

In inglese semplice: A special, clever action that someone or an animal can perform.

• My dog can do tricks.
• She learned a new trick on her skateboard.
• He knows some impressive tricks with a computer.

Sinonimi: feat

Espressioni comuni: do a trick, teach a trick, skateboard trick

trucco, accorgimento

Modo ingegnoso o semplice di fare qualcosa o risolvere un problema.

In inglese semplice: A clever or easy way to do something or solve a problem.

• Here is a useful trick.
• The trick is to add the flour slowly.
• A little oil should do the trick.

Come si usa: the trick to doing something (The trick to growing these plants is regular watering.); the trick is to do something (The trick is to keep the mixture cold.)

Sinonimi: technique, method, tip

Espressioni comuni: trick to something, useful trick, do the trick

gioco di prestigio

Azione di un artista che sembra impossibile, come far sparire un oggetto.

In inglese semplice: Something a performer does that seems impossible, such as making an object disappear.

• The magician showed us a trick.
• Her card tricks amazed the children.
• Can you explain how that trick works?

Sinonimi: illusion

Espressioni comuni: magic trick, perform a trick, card trick

acrobazia, numero

Movimento difficile eseguito per divertire le persone o mostrare la propria abilità.

In inglese semplice: A difficult movement that someone performs to entertain people or show their skill.

• My dog can do a trick.
• She learned several tricks on her bike.
• He fell while trying a new skateboard trick.

Sinonimi: stunt

Espressioni comuni: skateboard trick, do a trick, learn a trick

ingannare, raggirare

Far credere a qualcuno qualcosa di falso, spesso perché faccia ciò che vuoi.

In inglese semplice: To make someone believe something false, often so they will do what you want.

• You can't trick me.
• He tricked us into believing his story.
• Someone tried to trick her out of her money.

Come si usa: trick someone into doing something (They tricked him into giving them his password.); trick someone out of something (The caller tricked her out of her savings.)

Sinonimi: fool, deceive, dupe

Espressioni comuni: trick someone, trick someone into something

ingannevole, truccato

Fatto o predisposto per ingannare le persone o nascondere il vero funzionamento.

In inglese semplice: Made or arranged to fool people or hide how something really works.

• Was that a trick question?
• The film uses trick photography to make people appear tiny.
• A trick mirror made his legs look strangely short.

Sinonimi: deceptive

Espressioni comuni: trick question, trick photography, trick mirror

ammaestrato

Addestrato a eseguire movimenti speciali per divertire le persone.

In inglese semplice: Trained to do special movements that entertain people.

• They watched a trick pony.
• The trick dog bowed to the audience.
• She trained trick horses for the circus.

Espressioni comuni: trick pony, trick horse, trick dog