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subterfuge

French → English

noun//syb.tɛʁ.fyʒ//

(deception) Subterfuge: a deceitful trick or strategy used to escape a difficult situation or hide the truth.

Il a utilisé un subterfuge grossier pour éviter de rendre son rapport à temps à son supérieur.

(English) He used a crude subterfuge to avoid turning in his report on time to his superior.

L'espion a dû employer plusieurs subterfuges pour franchir la frontière sans être identifié par les gardes.

(English) The spy had to employ several subterfuges to cross the border without being identified by the guards.

Entry ID: fr:en:subterfuge · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary