LEARNit Dictionary
trick
noun
/trɪk/
UK
/trɪk/
US
B1
1
B1
something that you do to make somebody believe something that is not true, or to annoy somebody as a joke
حقه, کلک, حیله
see also
confidence trick
,
dirty trick
2
B1
something that confuses you so that you see, understand, remember, etc. things in the wrong way
حقه, ترفند, کلک
One of the problems of old age is that your memory can start to
play tricks
on you.
Was there somebody standing there or was it a trick of the light?
3
B1
a clever action that somebody/something performs as a way of entertaining people
حقه, تردستی, شعبده
He amused the kids with conjuring tricks.
a magic trick
a card trick
You had me fooled there! Where did you learn that trick?
see also
hat-trick
,
one-trick pony
4
a way of doing something that works well; a good method
ترفند, شگرد, روش کارآمد
The trick is
to pick the animal up by the back of its neck.
He used the old trick of attacking in order to defend himself.
5
the cards that you play or win in a single part of a card game
دست بازی, دست بازیهای کارتی
I won six tricks in a row.
see also
three-card trick
verb
/trɪk/
UK
/trɪk/
US
B1
1
to make somebody believe something which is not true, especially in order to cheat them
فریب دادن, گول زدن, کلک زدن, نیرنگ زدن
adjective
/trɪk/
UK
/trɪk/
US
1
intended to trick somebody
فریبکارانه, حقهآمیز, نیرنگآمیز, ترفندآمیز, حیلهگرانه, فریبآمیز
2
weak and not working well
ضعیف, خراب, مخدوش, معیوب, نامطمئن
a trick knee