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stratagem

UK
/ˈstræt.ə.dʒəm/
US
/ˈstræt.ə.dʒəm/

Translations

stratagemnoun
stratagems
pl
UK
/ˈstræt.ə.dʒəm/
US
/ˈstræt.ə.dʒəm/
stratagèmePlan ou procédé habile destiné à tromper un adversaire ou à atteindre un but.
The general devised a clever stratagem to surprise the enemy forces.
Le général a imaginé un stratagème ingénieux pour surprendre les forces ennemies.
Additional translations
ruseSurtout dans le sens de tour, de subterfuge ou de manœuvre pour tromper quelqu’un.
Synonyms
scheme
artifice
subterfuge
ploy
ruse
trick
device
maneuver
plan
tactic

Definitions

stratagemnoun
A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.
The general devised a clever stratagem to surprise the enemy forces.
A trick or ploy used to deceive or manipulate someone.
She used a simple stratagem to distract her opponent during the chess match.
A military maneuver or tactic intended to deceive an enemy or gain a battlefield advantage.
The feigned retreat was merely a stratagem to draw the cavalry into an ambush.
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