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Meanings of ruse in English

Portuguese
truque
Catalan
estratagema
Spanish
artificio

A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture).

        truque
        Synonyms
        Examples for "artifice"
        Examples for "artifice"
        1
        Beetles and artifice, Beetles and industry, they always went hand in hand.
        Empire in black and gold
        2
        Her words rang true; there was no flattery or artifice in them.
        Beatrice
        3
        The provost, however, had never wasted his time with such petty artifice.
        Inferno
        4
        In that sense, cinema was more at home to artifice and theatricality.
        The Irish Times
        5
        It's probably just an artifice of the particular metric that Ed chose.
        The Complete Rama Omnibus
        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
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