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Taschenspielertrick — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • sleight noun Skillful, quick trickery, especially in performing a deceptive feat with the hands.

Senses

Taschenspielertrick is used for these senses in English:

  • hanky-panky Mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity.
  • prestidigitation A performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands.
  • prestidigitation (by extension) A show of skill or deceitful cleverness.
  • sleight (countable) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
  • sleight of hand A performance of such skill.
  • sleight of hand (by extension, idiom) Any form of skillful deception.

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