chicane

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception.
2. (countable, uncountable) The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery.
3. (countable, uncountable) The holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself.
4. (countable, uncountable) A sharp double bend on a racecourse, designed to prevent unsafe speeds; an obstacle creating a curve.
5. (countable, uncountable) A raised area or other obstacle around which vehicles must drive, especially designed to reduce speed.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To use chicanery, tricks, or subterfuge.
2. (transitive) To deceive.

Έννοιες

απάτη

τέχνασμα

δόλος

εξαπάτηση

μουρμουρίζω

πανουργία

Συνώνυμα

chicanery

trickery

jockey

cavil

chouse

shaft

shenanigan

guile

cheat

stratagem

wile

pettifoggery

carp

deceit

deceive

screw

machinate

machination

astuteness

plot

quibble

quibbling

scheme

set up

sham

sophism

sophistry

trick

captious objection

play false

barratry

cavilling

cheating

collogue

complot

conjure

connivance

deception

deceptiveness

dissimulation

double-cross

fraud

hoax

imposture

intrigue

Μεταφράσεις

Schikane

vitten

ruse

astúcia

şike

hile

artimanha

schikanieren

tricherie

astúcia

engalipada

arteria

farfolla

Arglist

sofisma

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ʃɪˈkeɪn/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Borrowed from French chicane.