Truco in english
Trick
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In gestures
truco = gimmick ; trick ; stunt ; subterfuge ; peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.] ; work-around [workaround] ; sleight-of-hand ; gaff ; wheeze ; smoke and mirrors ; ploy ; tip ; act of deception ; party trick.
Example: Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.Example: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Example: People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.Example: Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.Example: On the surface level, intermediaries use their mastery (knowledge and competence) of IR systems -- their contents, techniques, peccadilloes -- not mastered by users.Example: Obviously, the work-around is to cut-and-paste this into the end of the document, but why did this happen in the first place?.Example: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.Example: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Example: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.Example: The truth is that the government has relied for years on smoke and mirrors to create the illusion of sound finances in the face of a serious budget deficit.Example: They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.Example: However, before proceeding to the directory of official sources, a few tips on how to deal with Whitehall departments may be useful.Example: An act of deception intended for personal gain or to cause a loss to another party is called fraud.Example: This reminds me of that party trick where you take a strip of paper and give it a twist before gumming the ends together, a curiosity consisting of one perpetually continuing surface with no inside nor outside.more:
» aprender los trucos del oficio = learn + the ropes ; learn + the tricks of the trade .
Example: The article 'Learning the ropes' offers hints and advice to Internet users to improve the style and presentation of their Internet messages. Example: You will learn the tricks of the trade from an experienced bee keeper, with no frills, down-to-earth instruction.» caja de trucos = box of tricks .
Example: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.» cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of ; manage + the trick ; hit + Pronombre + stride .
Example: This is very easy to do, and once you get the hang of it, you'll find it very simple. Example: All human babies can metabolise lactose, but only some adults can manage the trick. Example: But the truth of the matter is, instead of feeling as if she is hitting her stride, Lana has been feeling as if she's having a hard time just getting up to speed.» conocer todos los trucos = know + the ropes .
Example: She wasn't particularly worried though, she knew the ropes and could get herself home safe and sound.» el truco más antiguo del mundo = the oldest trick in the world ; the oldest trick in the book .
Example: Even the oldest trick in the world still has new life in it if you give it some thought. Example: This is the oldest trick in the book, but it's fun to see people still baffled by it.» encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on ; get + a handle on .
Example: 'I sure wish I had a better handle on this contract language,' he said. Example: Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.» enseñar los trucos del oficio = show + Nombre + the ropes .
Example: And she'll value you as an editor who took the time to show her the ropes.» pregunta con truco = trick question .
Example: The person conducting the interview will most likely ask you trick questions, just to see how you react to surprise situations.» todos los trucos habidos y por haber = every trick in the book ; every trick in the trade .
Example: The authors behind this specific strain of malware are trying every trick in the book to get users to succumb to their ill-meaning plans. Example: He laughs off most of these stories today as exaggeration but concedes that he had to try every trick in the trade just to make people pay him his legitimate dues in an industry notorious for its unkept promises.» trato o truco = trick or treat [Costumbre importada de Norteamerica según la cual los niños van de casa en casa pidiendo algún tipo de regalo bajo la amenaza de hacer cualquier tipo de jugarreta] .
Example: This custom was brought to North America & transformed by the colonists into 'trick or treat,' which is now becoming popular in England, causing controversy among adults who find it distasteful & immoral.» truco comercial = marketing ploy .
Example: I wonder if Ms. Williams' sugar-coated Cuban tour was a marketing ploy by the Cuban government as an attempt to gain US sympathy.» truco del oficio = trade trick [Generalmente usado en el plural] ; trick of the trade [Generalmente usado en el plural] .
Example: The article is entitled 'Trade tricks in interlibrary loan'. Example: The article is entitled 'Advanced web searching: tricks of the trade'.» truco de magia = conjuring trick .
Example: The medicine man establishes his suggestive charismatic authority by the performance of a conjuring trick that displays his magical powers.» truco de marketing = marketing ploy .
Example: I wonder if Ms. Williams' sugar-coated Cuban tour was a marketing ploy by the Cuban government as an attempt to gain US sympathy.» truco de salón = party trick .
Example: This reminds me of that party trick where you take a strip of paper and give it a twist before gumming the ends together, a curiosity consisting of one perpetually continuing surface with no inside nor outside.» truco para ligar = chat-up line .
Example: The study revealed the best chat-up lines were light-hearted questions such as 'What's your favourite pizza topping?'.» trucos = bag of tricks ; gimmickry ; tips and tricks .
Example: The article is titled 'A medical librarian's bag of tricks: coordinating books and media' = El artículo se titula "Los trucos de un bibliotecario de medicina: cómo coordinar los libros y los multimedia". Example: The article carries the title 'Can this gimmickry, populist, supermarket approach work?'. Example: The term Web heuristics is used to refer to all the sets of principles, criteria, tips and tricks, and guidelines that are available to support Web designers.» trucos del oficio = tips of the trade .
Example: we hope you stop by the Google booth where we'll be premiering 'Tips of the Trade', a movie featuring librarians who've shared their stories about using Google.