prestidigitation

Senso (Inglese)

1. (countable, uncountable) A performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) A show of skill or deceitful cleverness.

Concetti

illusione

magia

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sinonimi

sleight of hand

jugglery

legerdemain

juggle

magic

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retraction

thaumaturgy

manual dexterity

sleight-of-hand

playing at cups and balls

conjuring tricks

adroitness

magick

deftness

ingenuity

Traduzioni

prestidigitation

prestidigitación

ταχυδακτυλουργία

escamotage

Zauberkunststück

Fingerfertigkeit

léger de main

Zaubertrick

Taschenspielerei

Volte

illusion

magie

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truc

magia

ilusão

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌpɹɛstɪˌdɪd͡ʒɪˈteɪʃən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From French prestidigitation, from French preste (“nimble, quick”) + Latin digitus (“finger”) + French -ation (process suffix). The word has a different origin from prestige, even though this in the past has meant “delusion, illusion, trick”.