chicane

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

ruse

tricherie

ergoter

fourberie

tracasserie

tricher

vis

chicane

escroquerie

astuce

leurre

carpe

Synonymes

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

Traductions

Schikane

schikanieren

vitten

hile

artimanha

astúcia

şike

astúcia

sofisma

عوائق طرق

arteria

engalipada

farfolla

Arglist

estratagema

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʃɪˈkeɪn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from French chicane.