Wile in spanish

Ardid

pronunciation: ɑɹ̩did part of speech: noun
In gestures

wile1 = malicia, artimaña, amaño, engaño, astucia, picaresca, treta, ardid. 

Example: Cleopatra would use her wiles and wits to become the sole ruler of Egypt and the lover of the two most powerful men of Rome: Caesar and Marc Antony.

wile2 = engatusar, camelar, embaucar. 

Example: She is a character who serves and survives three consecutive kings, wiling them with her temptress charms.

more:

» wile away = pasar el tiempo, pasar el rato, matar el tiempo, matar el rato. [Forma no aceptada por todos de la expresión while away]

Example: It was an unspoilt oasis with miles of empty beaches that I was more then happy to wile away a couple of days on.

» wile away + the hours = pasar las horas, matar las horas, pasar el tiempo, pasar el rato, matar el tiempo, matar el rato. [Forma no aceptada por todos de la expresión while away]

Example: With so many images contained this is a book to wile away the hours with, epitomising as it does the notion that learning can be fun.

» wile away + the time = pasar el tiempo, pasar el rato, matar el tiempo, matar el rato. [Forma no aceptada por todos de la expresión while away]

Example: Since the dawn of time people have expressed themselves in stories, to wile away the time, warn the next generation or perhaps, point to a brighter future but certainly always, to entertain.

Wile synonyms

guile in spanish: , pronunciation: gaɪl part of speech: noun chicanery in spanish: , pronunciation: ʃɪkeɪnɜri part of speech: noun shenanigan in spanish: , pronunciation: ʃənænɪgən part of speech: noun trickery in spanish: , pronunciation: trɪkɜri part of speech: noun
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