уло́вка — meaning in English

English meaning

• chicanery noun Dishonest behaviour that relies on tricks or misleading arguments.
• device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
• expedient adjective Convenient and practical for achieving a goal, though not necessarily right or moral.
• gambit noun In chess, an opening move where a player deliberately gives up a pawn or piece to gain a stronger position.
• gimmick noun A clever trick, feature, or gadget used mainly to attract attention rather than add real value.
• ploy noun A cunning tactic or trick used to gain an advantage.
• ruse noun A clever trick or scheme meant to deceive someone.
• stratagem noun A clever plan or trick, especially one meant to outwit an opponent.
• subterfuge noun A trick or deceptive scheme used to avoid something or achieve a hidden goal.
• trick noun An action meant to deceive, fool, or outsmart someone.
• trickery noun The use of deceit or clever schemes to mislead or cheat someone.
• wile noun A crafty trick used to deceive or persuade someone.

Senses

уло́вка is used for these senses in English:

• chicanery (uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.
• device A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us."
• expedient A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.
• gambit Any ploy or stratagem.
• gimmick A ploy or strategy used to attract attention or gain traction.
• ploy A tactic, strategy, or scheme.
• ruse (countable, by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.
• stratagem Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation.

chicanery — full definition

1. noun Dishonest behaviour that relies on tricks or misleading arguments.
2. noun A single dishonest trick carried out to deceive someone.
3. noun A tendency to behave in a dishonest, underhand way.

device — full definition

1. noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
2. noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
3. noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.

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