Wile in spanish
Ardid
pronunciation: ɑɹ̩did part of speech: noun
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.