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Meaning of
Ploy
in Spanish :
ploy
1
estratagema
NOUN
Synonyms:
stratagem
,
ruse
This was all just a ploy to boost sales at ...
Esto era una estratagema para incrementar las ventas ...
Nor was this a propaganda ploy, as some suggested ...
Tampoco se trató de una estratagema propagandística, como algunos sugirieron ...
and this is just a ploy to try to keep ...
y esto es sólo una estratagema para tratar de mantener ...
ploy of enlightened upset by ...
estratagema de malestar iluminado por ...
... your suspect is a ploy.
... su sujeto es una estratagema.
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2
táctica
NOUN
Synonyms:
tactic
,
tactical
,
tack
,
gambit
I think it was a ploy.
Creo que era una táctica.
I think it's a ploy to make me stay home ...
Creo que es una táctica para que me quede en casa ...
... directly at the herd is a ploy to generate panic.
... directo a la manada como táctica para generar pánico.
This isn't a ploy.
Esto no es una táctica.
... might be just a cynical ploy
... podría ser sólo una táctica cínica
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3
treta
NOUN
Synonyms:
trick
,
ruse
,
feint
,
gimmick
It was a ploy by their farming consortium.
Fue una treta del consorcio de granjeros.
It was all one big calculated ploy wasn't it?
Todo fue una treta bien calculada, verdad?
It isn't a ploy.
No es ninguna treta.
... casino is anything more than a ploy?
... casino es más que una treta?
... existed - just a ploy to keep the hippies ...
... existieron, sólo una treta para mantener a los hippies ...
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4
ardid
NOUN
Synonyms:
ruse
,
stunt
,
gimmick
The old "wipe out the world" ploy.
EI viejo ardid de "arrasar con el mundo".
The old "wipe out the world'' ploy.
El viejo ardid de "arrasar con el mundo".
5
maniobra
NOUN
Synonyms:
maneuver
,
manoeuvre
,
manoeuvring
,
stunt
It could be a ploy.
Podría ser una maniobra.
A typical aggressive ploy.
Una maniobra agresiva típica.
More meaning of Ploy
in English
1. Stratagem
stratagem
I)
estratagema
NOUN
Synonyms:
ploy
,
ruse
The broad stratagem suggested is to offer customs preferences for ...
La estratagema, sencilla, consiste en ofrecer exenciones aduaneras a ...
The author, by an extraordinary stratagem, prevents an invasion ...
El autor, por una estratagema extraordinaria, evita una invasión ...
She resorted to a stratagem, as the story ...
Ella recurrió a una estratagema, ya que la historia ...
... are needed for the stratagem.
... son necesarios para la estratagema.
use some stratagem with them in the boat to ...
el uso de alguna estratagema con ellos en el barco para ...
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2. Tactic
tactic
I)
táctica
NOUN
Synonyms:
tactical
,
ploy
,
tack
,
gambit
I thought you abandoned that tactic.
Pensé que abandonaste esa táctica.
Well that's a change in tactic.
Ese es un cambio de táctica.
So this tactic is.
Así que esta táctica es .
And so they needed a new tactic.
Y entonces necesitaban una nueva táctica.
I have no specific tactic.
No tengo una táctica específica.
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3. Tactical
tactical
I)
táctico
ADJ
Synonyms:
tactician
,
tactically
,
tac
I thought you had a tactical report to finish.
Pensé que tenías un reporte táctico que presentar.
I had tactical command.
Yo tenía el comando táctico.
I need her for tactical support.
La necesito para apoyo táctico.
Opening up is treason and a tactical error.
La apertura es una traición y un error táctico.
Their tactical team is approaching the staging area.
El equipo táctico se esta acercando al area.
Surprised you ever made it through tactical training.
Me sorprende que hayas aprobado el entrenamiento táctico.
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4. Tack
tack
I)
tack
NOUN
Tick Tack isn't the sound of a clock, ...
Tick Tack no es el sonido de un reloj, ...
i-Tack pallet adhesive
i-Tack adhesivo para paleta
... boiler using epoxy glue rather then Blu-Tack.
... caldera con pegamento epoxi en lugar de Blu-Tack.
... it with some more Blu-Tack.
... con un poco más de Blu-Tack.
... thin ring of Blu-Tack around the hole on both ...
... delgado anillo de Blu-Tack alrededor del orificio en ambos ...
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II)
tachuela
NOUN
Synonyms:
rivet
,
thumbtack
,
pushpin
You placed a tack on his chair.
Pusiste una tachuela en su silla.
the middle of the panel with a tack.
el centro del panel con una tachuela.
... of the bulb, using some blue tack,
... de la bombilla, utilizando algún tachuela azul,
... on to the middle of the panel with a tack.
... a la mitad del panel con una tachuela.
As though someone took a tack, roasted it red ...
Como si alguien tomara una tachuela, la asara al rojo ...
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III)
virada
NOUN
IV)
amura
NOUN
Synonyms:
amura
filled upon the other tack, with a report
lleno a la otra amura, con un informe
His tack's at 290.
Su amura está en 290.
V)
bordada
NOUN
Synonyms:
embroidered
better to take the other tack in this book ( ...
mejor tomar la otra bordada en este libro ( ...
At least, on this tack, the hole is not ...
Por lo menos en esta bordada el agujero no es ...
On this tack, we could easily make ...
En esta bordada podríamos arribar fácilmente a ...
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VI)
táctica
NOUN
Synonyms:
tactic
,
tactical
,
ploy
,
gambit
Time to change tack.
Tiempo de cambiar la táctica.
He tried another tack.
Lo intentó otra táctica.
We got to change tack.
Tenemos que cambiar de táctica.
I decided to take a different tack with my interns.
Yo decidí usar otra táctica con mis novatos.
Time to change tack.
Es hora de cambiar de táctica.
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VII)
rumbo
NOUN
Synonyms:
course
,
heading
,
direction
,
bearing
,
headed
It is time to change tack.
Ya es hora de cambiar de rumbo.
... it is now time for a change of tack.
... que es el momento de cambiar de rumbo.
... was now putting the ship on the other tack.
... estaba poniendo el barco en el rumbo otros.
tack to it's really want to remove the taxi ...
rumbo a lo que realmente desea eliminar el taxi ...
tack to windward, and kept her full and by ...
rumbo a barlovento, y mantuvo su completa y ...
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VIII)
presilla
NOUN
Synonyms:
clip
,
clasp
,
paperclip
,
looped
5. Gambit
gambit
I)
gambito
NOUN
Gambit on b4, which is by far ...
Gambito en b4, que es de lejos ...
He's accepting this gambit but only temporarily.
Él acepta este gambito pero solo temporalmente.
Now if the gambit is just so much
Ahora si el gambito es tan
aggressive gambit opening known as the ...
apertura de gambito agresivo conocida como el ...
the gambit options after pawn to f4 ...
las opciones del gambito después peón a f4 ...
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II)
táctica
NOUN
Synonyms:
tactic
,
tactical
,
ploy
,
tack
half of the usual gambit
la mitad de la táctica usual
... obtain confessions with that gambit?
... obtiene confesiones con esta táctica?
... you think her opening gambit is going to be?
... crees que será su táctica para empezar?
... obtain confessions with that gambit?
... obtiene confesiones con esa táctica?
This guy I knew, he invented a brilliant gambit.
Un tipo que conocía inventó una táctica genial.
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6. Trick
trick
I)
truco
NOUN
Synonyms:
stunt
,
cheat
,
gimmick
,
tip
,
hack
,
tipster
The trick is to take your mind off getting dumped.
El truco es apartar tu mente del hecho.
I will become trained a trick.
Voy a enseñarte una truco.
That is a great trick.
Es un buen truco.
It can already leave, it is a trick.
Puede marcharse ya, es un truco.
But the trick was.
Pero el truco era.
That was alone a trick.
Eso era solo un truco.
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II)
engañar
VERB
Synonyms:
fool
,
cheat
,
deceive
,
mislead
,
lure
,
dupe
I said he was my father to trick the enemy.
Dije que era mi papá para engañar al enemigo.
No one's easier to trick than the trickster.
El que intenta engañar es muy fácil ser engañado.
I said he was my father to trick the enemy.
Dije que es mi padre para engañar al enemigo.
So we are trying to trick the cockroach.
Estamos tratando de engañar a la cucaracha.
To trick rich people into being his friends.
Para engañar a sus amigos ricos.
We need to trick her mind.
Tenemos que engañar a su mente.
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III)
treta
NOUN
Synonyms:
ruse
,
ploy
,
feint
,
gimmick
This is obviously a trick and she's scarpered.
Esto es una treta, es obvio que se largó.
... exist, that is the trick.
... existe, esa es la treta.
No, it's no trick.
No es una treta.
Careful, it's a trick.
Cuidado, es una treta.
The trick was finding the right moment so ...
La treta era encontrar el momento adecuado y que ...
... you would think it was another trick.
... que cree rías que era otra treta.
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IV)
trampa
NOUN
Synonyms:
trap
,
cheat
,
cheating
,
setup
,
snare
,
pitfall
Our money system is nothing better than a confidence trick.
Nuestro sistema monetario no es mejor que una trampa.
That is a trick question.
Esa es una pregunta trampa.
Could be a trick.
Podría ser una trampa.
With them, it's no trick to get circulation.
Con ellos, no es trampa hacerlo circular.
And it could be some kind of trick!
Podría tratarse de una trampa.
They were just trick words.
Eran palabras con trampa.
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V)
baza
NOUN
Synonyms:
baza
,
asset
,
bargaining chip
,
oar
,
trump
... must be admitted that the odd trick is in his possession ...
... hay que reconocer que la baza está en su posesión ...
... too, and had an odd trick of giving them all ...
... también, y tenía una baza de dar a todos ...
VI)
engaño
NOUN
Synonyms:
deception
,
deceit
,
hoax
,
cheating
,
delusion
,
deceive
Just one low trick after another.
Un sucio engaño tras otro.
It was a trick.
Era todo un engaño.
... then you went and made the trick seem so obvious.
... luego llegaste tú y el engaño se hizo muy evidente.
A trick of the imagination from stupefying incense.
Un engaño de la imaginación bajo la influencia del incienso.
Trick, a word with so many meanings.
Engaño, una palabra con muchos significados.
The final word (sweet trick)
La palabra final (el dulce engaño)
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VII)
broma
NOUN
Synonyms:
joke
,
prank
,
kidding
,
jest
,
joking
,
practical joke
,
gag
But it was only a trick.
Pero sólo era una broma.
Is this a trick?
Vale, esto es una broma.
It was all just a trick.
Solo era una broma.
It was just a trick.
Solo era una broma.
It had to have been some kind of trick.
Tuvo que haber sido, una especia de broma.
We plan to play a trick on our teacher.
Queremos gastar una broma a la profe.
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7. Stunt
stunt
I)
acrobacia
NOUN
Synonyms:
acrobatics
,
acrobatic
,
acro
We go on after the last car stunt.
Vamos despues de la última acrobacia.
I thought my stunt was tomorrow.
Creía que mi acrobacia era mañana.
First up's the big stunt.
Primero, la acrobacia.
You want to do the stunt, you do it.
Quieres hacer la acrobacia, hazla.
I got a big stunt tomorrow.
Tengo una gran acrobacia mañana.
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II)
truco
NOUN
Synonyms:
trick
,
cheat
,
gimmick
,
tip
,
hack
,
tipster
You could have made a fortune with that stunt.
Usted podría haber hecho una fortuna con ese truco.
A stunt with mirrors.
Es un truco hecho con espejos.
Planning his next big stunt.
Planeando su siguiente gran truco.
She was trying a new stunt.
Estaba probando un nuevo truco.
So you're voting publicity stunt.
Así que usted está votando truco de la publicidad.
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III)
atrofiar
VERB
... experts think steroids can stunt growth by closing growth plates ...
... expertos creen que los esteroides pueden atrofiar el crecimiento cerrando las ...
IV)
achaparramiento
NOUN
Synonyms:
stunting
V)
proeza
NOUN
Synonyms:
feat
,
prowess
,
exploit
They might be expecting a stunt of some kind.
Quizás estén esperando una proeza o algo así.
Not after that stunt.
No después de esa proeza.
After he pulled that stunt, believe me, ...
Después que hizo esa proeza, créame, fue como si ...
... like you pulling off a stunt like this.
... como tú logrando una proeza como ésta.
... before you can pull a stunt like that.
... llegar a hacer una proeza así.
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VI)
hazaña
NOUN
Synonyms:
feat
,
exploit
,
deed
This stunt is really going to put the academy on ...
Esta hazaña realmente pondrá a la academia en ...
... is this your big stunt?
... esta es la gran hazaña?
... preamble to the big stunt tomorrow, right?
... preámbulo para la gran hazaña de mañana, no?
After the stunt you pulled, you don't trust ...
Después de la hazaña que hiciste, ¿no confías en ...
... do you come off pulling a stunt like that?
... saliste para hacer una hazaña como esa?
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VII)
maniobra
NOUN
Synonyms:
maneuver
,
manoeuvre
,
manoeuvring
,
ploy
A stunt to attract attention.
Una maniobra para llamar la atención.
The following stunt manoeuvre was performed by a professional driver.
La siguiente maniobra ha sido realizada por un especialista.
Your stunt just cost you your press credentials.
Tu maniobra te acaba de costar tus credenciales de prensa.
We got to start thinking of the next stunt.
Tenemos que empezar a pensar de la maniobra siguiente.
... threatened to sue us for this stunt.
... amenazado con demandarnos por esta maniobra.
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8. Maneuver
maneuver
I)
maniobra
NOUN
Synonyms:
manoeuvre
,
manoeuvring
,
stunt
,
ploy
Your maneuver must have crashed the flight computer.
Tu maniobra debe haber roto el sistema de vuelo.
And ice pick maneuver again.
Y la maniobra del punzón de nuevo.
Uniformity of mind brings uniformity of maneuver.
La uniformidad de la mente trae la uniformidad de maniobra.
Your maneuver must have crashed the computer.
Su maniobra debe haber atascado la computadora.
The maneuver was fast and clinical.
La maniobra fue rápida y clínica.
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II)
maniobrar
VERB
Synonyms:
manoeuvre
No known aircraft can maneuver like this.
Ningún avión podría maniobrar así.
Lots more room to maneuver.
Tendría mucho más espacio para maniobrar.
That should give us enough room to maneuver.
Eso nos dará margen para maniobrar.
And turn it on again when you need to maneuver.
Y encenderlo nuevamente cuando necesites maniobrar.
No known aircraft can maneuver like this.
Señor, ninguna aeronave conocida puede maniobrar así.
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9. Manoeuvre
manoeuvre
I)
maniobra
NOUN
Synonyms:
maneuver
,
manoeuvring
,
stunt
,
ploy
The following stunt manoeuvre was performed by a professional driver.
La siguiente maniobra ha sido realizada por un especialista.
It has to perform a difficult manoeuvre.
Tiene que realizar una maniobra difícil.
I was counting on them having some ability to manoeuvre.
Contaba con que ellos tuvieran alguna capacidad de maniobra.
This is no manoeuvre.
No es una maniobra.
It was a dangerous manoeuvre, almost suicidal.
Era una maniobra peligrosa, casi suicida.
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II)
maniobrar
VERB
Synonyms:
maneuver
Not much room to manoeuvre.
No hay espacio para maniobrar.
No known aircraft can manoeuvre like this.
Ningún avión podría maniobrar así.
... one of their vessels manoeuvre like this one.
... a una de sus naves maniobrar de esa forma.
... wise enough to give you room for manoeuvre.
... lo bastante inteligente como para darle espacio para maniobrar.
There isn't enough space to manoeuvre.
No hay espacio suficiente para maniobrar.
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10. Manoeuvring
manoeuvring
I)
maniobra
VERB
Synonyms:
maneuver
,
manoeuvre
,
stunt
,
ploy
It smacks of political manoeuvring.
¡Ésta es una maniobra política!
... I never, by any manoeuvring, could get him to ...
... , yo nunca, por ninguna maniobra, podrían llegar a ...
... denounced this type of manoeuvring when, in the ...
... denunciamos este tipo de maniobra cuando, en el ...
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