podstęp — meaning in English

English meaning

• deceit noun The act of deliberately misleading someone; a trick or lie meant to fool someone.
• ruse noun A clever trick or scheme meant to deceive someone.
• stealth noun The quality of acting secretly or without being noticed.

Senses

podstęp is used for these senses in English:

• deceit An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
• ruse (countable, by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.
• stealth (uncountable) The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.

deceit — full definition

1. noun The act of deliberately misleading someone; a trick or lie meant to fool someone.
2. noun In law, a false statement made knowingly or recklessly to trick someone into relying on it, causing them harm.

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