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wile

UK
/waɪl/
US
/waɪl/

Translations

wilenoun
wiles
pl
UK
/waɪl/
US
/waɪl/
She used her wiles to get what she wanted.
Она использовала свою хитрость, чтобы получить то, что хотела.
Additional translations
обман
коварство
уловка
Synonyms
deception
maneuver
subterfuge
artifice
scheme
stratagem
ruse
trick
wileverb
wiled
Past Simple
wiled
Past Participle
wiling
Gerund
UK
/waɪl/
US
/waɪl/
The salesman wiled the customers into buying more products.
Продавец заманивал клиентов покупать больше товаров.
He tried to wile her with his charm.
Он пытался обольстить её своим обаянием.
Additional translations
захватывать хитростью
изворачиваться
одурачивать
Synonyms
trick
mislead
beguile
entrap
deceive

Definitions

wilenoun
A trick or stratagem intended to deceive or ensnare.
The fox used its wiles to outsmart the hunters.
A beguiling or playful trick.
She charmed him with her wiles and won his heart.
wileverb
To entice or lure someone into doing something by using cunning or deceit.
She tried to wile him into signing the contract by promising him a large bonus.
To cause or enable (time) to pass pleasantly; to spend (time) idly or in a leisurely manner, usually followed by the adverb 'away'.
They wiled away the afternoon playing chess.
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