trick

truco, engaño, broma

Acción para hacer creer a alguien algo falso, a veces por diversión.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: play a trick on someone (They played a trick on their teacher.)

Sinónimos: deception, prank

Expresiones frecuentes: play a trick, magic trick, trick someone plays

truco, habilidad

Acción especial e ingeniosa que una persona o un animal sabe realizar.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: feat

Expresiones frecuentes: do a trick, teach a trick, skateboard trick

truco

Forma ingeniosa o sencilla de hacer algo o resolver un problema.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se 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.)

Sinónimos: technique, method, tip

Expresiones frecuentes: trick to something, useful trick, do the trick

truco de magia

Acción de un artista que parece imposible, como hacer desaparecer un objeto.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: illusion

Expresiones frecuentes: magic trick, perform a trick, card trick

truco, acrobacia

Movimiento difícil realizado para entretener al público o demostrar habilidad.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: stunt

Expresiones frecuentes: skateboard trick, do a trick, learn a trick

engañar

Hacer creer a alguien algo falso, a menudo para conseguir que haga lo que quieres.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se 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.)

Sinónimos: fool, deceive, dupe

Expresiones frecuentes: trick someone, trick someone into something

engañoso, trucado

Hecho o preparado para engañar a la gente u ocultar cómo funciona realmente.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: deceptive

Expresiones frecuentes: trick question, trick photography, trick mirror

amaestrado

Entrenado para hacer movimientos especiales que entretienen al público.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: trick pony, trick horse, trick dog