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ploy

/plɔɪ/

ploynoun

ploys

/plɔɪ/

Translations

stratagème

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.

Additional translations

rusePlus général et courant; selon le contexte, peut remplacer « stratagème ».

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

ployverb

ployed

Past Simple

ployed

Past Participle

ploying

Gerund

/plɔɪ/

Translations

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.

Definitions

To manoeuvre or deploy troops or resources into a different formation or position.

The commander ployed the battalion into a defensive square.

Synonyms