English to French Meaning of guile - ruse

Guile :

ruse

noun

ruse, tromperie, mensonge, désertion, délicatesse, dextérité, compétence, battage médiatique, fraude, Jongler, Tricher, tour

Guile :: ruseGuileful :: ruséGuileless :: naïf

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Definitions of guile in English

Noun(1) shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception(2) the quality of being crafty(3) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them

Examples of guile in English

(1) With little or no money, Strachan has applied guile and wiles to forging a unit where the team ethic is at its keenest.(2) Smaller players can succeed through their guile and ingenuity.(3) They had much too much power, class and guile for this Irish side and won at a canter.(4) Yet still their best opening owed everything to guile rather than guts.(5) he used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in(6) As always, the key to success in this business lies in the cunning use of guile .(7) You have to provide guile , craft and quality service through to your frontmen to open teams up at this level.(8) He played with power and guile , the bat appearing almost malleable in his hands as he guided the ball around the ground.(9) Either way, it would clearly take all of the cunning and guile of an evil criminal mastermind to penetrate such online defences.(10) He has also added a smattering of guile to his undoubted power.(11) He's got a bit of nous, craft and guile and he can get hold of the ball and retain it.(12) We, the people, who were brought here in chains or by guile or deception or empty promises, were to provide labour.(13) Equally, he has the stamina, guile and composure both to make chances and work himself into positions to take them.(14) With no obvious, or even hidden, weakness in his game, he plays intelligent tennis, crafting his points with care and guile .(15) He specializes in the reject, the marginal prospect who makes it with guts and guile .(16) A year of sidestepping problems and clever manipulations, backed by intelligence and guile .

(1) guild ::

guilde

Synonyms

Noun

1. cunning ::

ruse

3. chicane ::

chicane

Antonyms

Different Forms

guile, guileful, guileless

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