ruse
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French ruse (“evasive movements of a pursued animal”), with conflicting Latin origins.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
ruse (plural ruses)
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[edit] Translations
trick
guile
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[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Danish
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ruːsə/, [ˈʁoːsə]
[edit] Noun
ruse c. (singular definite rusen, plural indefinite ruser)
[edit] Inflection
Inflection of ruse
[edit] Esperanto
[edit] Etymology
rusa (“Russian”) + -e (adverbial suffix).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈru.se/
[edit] Adverb
ruse
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From ruser.
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[edit] Noun
ruse f. (plural ruses)
- (uncountable) cunning, guile
- ruse, trick
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[edit] Norwegian
[edit] Verb
ruse (present tense ruser; past tense ruste; past participle rust)