trick

Trick, Streich

Eine Handlung, die jemanden etwas Unwahres glauben lassen soll, manchmal zum Spaß.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: play a trick on someone (They played a trick on their teacher.)

Synonyme: deception, prank

Häufige Wendungen: play a trick, magic trick, trick someone plays

Kunststück, Trick

Eine besondere, geschickte Handlung, die ein Mensch oder ein Tier ausführen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: feat

Häufige Wendungen: do a trick, teach a trick, skateboard trick

Trick, Kniff

Eine clevere oder einfache Methode, etwas zu tun oder ein Problem zu lösen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: 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.)

Synonyme: technique, method, tip

Häufige Wendungen: trick to something, useful trick, do the trick

Zaubertrick

Etwas scheinbar Unmögliches, das jemand vorführt, etwa einen Gegenstand verschwinden zu lassen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

Synonyme: illusion

Häufige Wendungen: magic trick, perform a trick, card trick

Kunststück, Trick

Eine schwierige Bewegung, die jemand zur Unterhaltung oder zum Zeigen seines Könnens vorführt.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: stunt

Häufige Wendungen: skateboard trick, do a trick, learn a trick

täuschen, hereinlegen

Jemanden etwas Falsches glauben lassen, oft damit er tut, was man möchte.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: 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.)

Synonyme: fool, deceive, dupe

Häufige Wendungen: trick someone, trick someone into something

irreführend, trügerisch

So gemacht oder eingerichtet, dass Menschen getäuscht werden oder die wirkliche Funktionsweise verborgen bleibt.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: deceptive

Häufige Wendungen: trick question, trick photography, trick mirror

dressiert

Darauf trainiert, besondere Bewegungen zur Unterhaltung von Menschen auszuführen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Häufige Wendungen: trick pony, trick horse, trick dog