ploy

UK
/plɔɪ/
US
/plɔɪ/

Übersetzungen

ploysubstantiv
ploys
Pl.
UK
/plɔɪ/
US
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The company's latest marketing ploy was to offer a free gift with every purchase.
Le dernier stratagème marketing de l'entreprise consistait à offrir un cadeau gratuit pour chaque achat.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
rusePlus général et courant; selon le contexte, peut remplacer « stratagème ».
ployverb
ployed
Präteritum
ployed
Partizip Perfekt
ploying
Gerundium
UK
/plɔɪ/
US
/plɔɪ/
déployerEmploi militaire ou technique, rare en anglais contemporain.
The commander ployed the battalion into a defensive square.
Le commandant déploya le bataillon en carré défensif.

Definitionen

ploysubstantiv
A cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage.
The company's latest marketing ploy was to offer a free gift with every purchase.
ployverb
To manoeuvre or deploy troops or resources into a different formation or position.
The commander ployed the battalion into a defensive square.