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