truco — meaning in English
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English meaning
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- cheat verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
- gimmick noun A clever trick, feature, or gadget used mainly to attract attention rather than add real value.
- hack verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
- kludge noun An improvised device, typically crudely constructed to test the validity of a principle before implementing a finished design.
- knack noun A natural skill or ability for doing something well, often something that seems to come easily.
- ploy noun A cunning tactic or trick used to gain an advantage.
- ruse noun A clever trick or scheme meant to deceive someone.
- sham adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.
- shtick noun A repeated, characteristic routine or gimmick used to attract attention or amuse an audience.
- trick noun An action meant to deceive, fool, or outsmart someone.
Senses
truco is used for these senses in English:
- catch (countable, sometimes, _, noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
- cheat (video games) A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a video game, often by entering a cheat code.
- hack (colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
- kludge (informal) Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.
- knack Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity. [from mid 14th c.]
- ploy A tactic, strategy, or scheme.
- ruse (countable, by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.
- sham Trickery, hoaxing.
catch — full definition
- verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- verb To become infected with an illness.
- verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
- noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
- noun Something captured, especially fish.
cheat — full definition
- verb To break rules in order to gain an unfair advantage.
- verb To be sexually or romantically unfaithful to a partner.
- verb To deceive or trick someone, often to take something from them.
- noun A person who cheats, or an act of cheating.