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Complete Definition of "ruse"

English

Etymology
From Old (and modern) French ruse#French|ruse.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ruËz/
roÍoz, /<tt>ru:z</tt>/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-uËz|Rhymes: -uËz

Homophones
roos

Noun
en-noun

  1. a trick
  2. guile

Translations
Czech: úskok m, lest f
Portuguese: truque, maracutaia
Serbian: smicalica f

Derived terms
ruse de guerre

Anagrams
user
sure


French

Etymology
From ruser.

Pronunciation
IPA|/Êyz/

Noun
ruse f

  1. uncountable|lang=fr cunning, guile
  2. ruse#English|ruse, trick

Category:French nouns

fr:ruse
io:ruse
it:ruse
hu:ruse
ru:ruse
fi:ruse
te:ruse
vi:ruse
zh:ruse

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