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trick

 
 
/trɪk/ noun [C]

Translation

DECEIVE something you do to deceive or cheat someone, or to make someone look stupid as a joke
aldatmaca, hile, oyun, kandırma, el çabukluğu
a trick question I wasn't really ill - it was just a trick. My little brother liked to play tricks on me (= do things to deceive me as a joke).1052
METHOD an effective way of doing something
ustalık, marifet, numara
What's the trick to pulling out this sofa bed?1849
MAGIC something that is done to entertain people and that seems to be magic
oyun, numara, el çabukluğu, muziplik, hile
a card trick89
do the trick If something does the trick, it solves a problem or has the result you want.
işi bitirmek, istenilen sonucu sağlamak; zor bir işin üstesinden gelmek; amaca hizmet etmek
If I've got a headache, a couple of aspirins usually do the trick.1851
→ See also hat trick
(Definition of trick noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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