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"Deceive" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "engañar", and "trick" is a noun which is often translated as "el truco". Learn more about the difference between "deceive" and "trick" below.
deceive(
dih
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siv
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
trick(
trihk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (ruse)
2. (joke)
3. (magic)
5. (habit)
a. la costumbre (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She has the trick of always pausing mid-sentence.Tiene la costumbre de siempre hacer una pausa en la mitad de la frase.
6. (cards)
7. (colloquial) (prostitute's customer)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el cliente (M), la cliente (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She hadn't turned many tricks that night.Esa noche no se había ligado muchos clientes.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
8. (to deceive)
