Mưu mẹo, thủ đoạn đánh lừa; trò gian trá, trò bịp bợm

the trick took him in completely

nó hoàn toàn bị mắc mưu

there must be some trick about it

có cái gì gian trá bịp bợm trong đó

Trò chơi khăm, trò choi xỏ; trò ranh ma, trò tinh nghịch

to be up to one's old tricks again

lại dở những trò xỏ lá

to play a trick on someone

xỏ chơi ai một vố

Ngón, đòn, phép, mánh khoé, mánh lới nhà nghề

Trò, trò khéo

conjuring trick

trò nhanh tay, trò ảo thuật

to teach a dog tricks

dạy cho làm trò

Thói, tật

the has the trick of using slangs

nó có cái tật hay dùng tiếng lóng

Nước bài

to take (win) a trick

được ăn một nước bài

(hàng hải) phiên làm việc ở buồng lái

to be up to a trick or two

khôn ngoan, láu, đủ ngón, có tài xoay xở

I don't know the trick of it

tôi không biết mẹo

to know a trick worth two of that

biết một ngón hay hơn

that will do the trick

(thông tục) cứ thế là ăn tiền đấy

tricks of fortune

những trò trở trêu của số mệnh

whole bag of tricks

Xem bag

Lừa, đánh lừa, lừa gạt

to trick someone into doing something

lừa ai làm gì

to trick someone out of something

lừa gạt ai lấy cái gì

to trick out (up)

trang điểm, trang sức

mẹo (nhỏ)

lừa

thủ thuật

Ruse, artifice, device, stratagem, wile, deception,manoeuvre, deceit, fraud, hoax, imposture, intrigue,machination, conspiracy, subterfuge, dodge, confidence trick,sham, Slang con: The government's 'dirty tricks squad'perpetrated crimes against their political adversaries. 2 prank,frolic, antic, (practical) joke, hoax, tomfoolery, antic, caper,jape; sport, horseplay, mischief; Scots cantrip, Colloqleg-pull, gag, shenanigans, US dido: The boys meant no harm,they're just up to their tricks.

Art, knack, technique,skill, secret, gift, ability, Colloq hang: He has developed thetrick of persuading people to buy life insurance.

Usually, nomean trick. feat, accomplishment, deed: It was no mean trick totrain a cat to fetch his slippers.

Sleight of hand,legerdemain, magic, stunt: I have taught him all the tricks Iknow.

Trait, characteristic, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy,eccentricity, quirk, practice, habit, mannerism, crotchet,weakness, foible: He has an odd trick of winking while giving asly smile.

Do the trick. work, answer, fulfil the need,suffice, be effective, solve or take care of the problem, do oraccomplish the necessary, US turn the trick, Colloq fill thebill: Replacing the battery cable did the trick.

V.

Fool, hoodwink, dupe, mislead, outwit, outmanoeuvre,deceive, misguide, misinform, gull, bilk, cheat, defraud, cozen,take in, swindle, humbug, Colloq bamboozle, take, put somethingover on (someone), pull the wool over (someone's) eyes, Britgammon, Slang rook: I knew I had been tricked when I missed mywallet. For years the couple made a living tricking tourists outof their money. She tricked me into taking her to dinner.

Adj.

See tricky, 3, below.

N.

An action or scheme undertaken to fool, outwit,or deceive.

An optical or other illusion (a trick of thelight).

A special technique; a knack or special way of doingsomething.

A a feat of skill or dexterity. b an unusualaction (e.g. begging) learned by an animal.

A mischievous,foolish, or discreditable act; a practical joke (a mean trick toplay).

A peculiar or characteristic habit or mannerism (has atrick of repeating himself).

A the cards played in a singleround of a card-game, usu. one from each player. b such around. c a point gained as a result of this.

(attrib.) doneto deceive or mystify or to create an illusion (trickphotography; trick question).

Naut. a sailor's turn at thehelm, usu. two hours.

V.tr.

Deceive by a trick; outwit.

(often foll. by out of, or into + verbal noun) cheat; treatdeceitfully so as to deprive (were tricked into agreeing; weretricked out of their savings).

(of a thing) foil or baffle;take by surprise; disappoint the calculations of.

Sl. a psychiatrist. trick of the trade a specialusu. ingenious technique or method of achieving a result in anindustry or profession etc. trick or treat esp. US achildren's custom of calling at houses at Hallowe'en with thethreat of pranks if they are not given a small gift. trick out(or up) dress, decorate, or deck out esp. showily. up to one'stricks colloq. misbehaving. up to a person's tricks aware ofwhat a person is likely to do by way of mischief.

Tricker n.trickish adj. trickless adj. [ME f. OF dial. trique, OFtriche f. trichier deceive, of unkn. orig.]