ruse

ruse, stratagème

Astuce ou plan destiné à faire croire quelque chose de faux à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a ruse to do something (The false alarm was a ruse to distract the guards.)

Synonymes : trick, ploy, stratagem

Expressions courantes : clever ruse, ruse to escape, use a ruse

ruse, roublardise

Habileté à tromper les autres pour obtenir ce que l’on veut.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : cunning, guile, trickery

Contraires : honesty

Expressions courantes : by ruse, ruse and cunning, through ruse