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Meanings of ruse in English

Portuguese
truque
Catalan
estratagema
Spanish
artificio

A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture).

truque
Usage of ruse in English
1
The journalistic-impostor ruse would require higher approval if proposed today, he wrote.
Reuters
2
Many diplomats and weapons inspectors now believe that promise was a ruse.
Reuters
3
Their rows were in fact a ruse to promote a new pub.
The Irish Times
4
It was simply a ruse to divert inquiry into a wrong channel.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
5
In any case, this was probably just another ruse of Artoo Detoo's.
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
6
The ruse succeeded to the extent of compelling the Parisian to retreat.
St. Martin's Summer
7
It was absurdly simple, and evidently the ruse had worked to perfection.
The Flying U's Last Stand
8
The ruse now became hazardous and the detectives resumed their real characters.
The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth
9
Her little ruse in giving the child to its mother delighted her.
Tess of the Storm Country
10
Well, I had just succeeded in some ruse worthy of the stage.
Honorine
11
The attorney leading the class action blasted the bankruptcy as a ruse.
Reuters
12
As of right now, your entire relationship is built on a ruse.
Ebony
13
The work was done; the finger-posts were set; the ruse was complete!
The Scalp Hunters
14
This was a ruse to trap the Maid within the city walls.
A Heroine of France: The Story of Joan of Arc
15
Raj Ahten was far too cunning to fall for such a ruse.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
16
Then he understood the ruse, and tore the bandage from his eyes.
Princess Maritza
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Ruse through the time
Ruse across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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