SUBTERFUGE

Meaning of SUBTERFUGE in English

[ 'sʌbtəfju:dʒ ]

■ noun a trick or deception used in order to achieve one's goal.

Origin

C16: from Fr., or from late L. subterfugium , from L. ~re 'escape secretly', from subter- 'beneath' + fugere 'flee'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SUBTERFUGE — ~, evasion
English interlingue dictionary
SUBTERFUGE — noun see: up Date: 1573 deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade, a deceptive device …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SUBTERFUGE — ˈsəbtə(r)ˌfyüj noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere to run away secretly, from subter- (from subter, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUBTERFUGE — (n.) That to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an artifice employed to escape censure or the force of …
Английский словарь Webster
SUBTERFUGE — ( n. ) That to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an artifice employed to escape censure or the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBTERFUGE — /sub"teuhr fyoohj'/ , n. an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUBTERFUGE — n. deceptive stratagem, ruse, contrivance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SUBTERFUGE — noun Etymology: Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere to escape, evade, from subter- secretly (from subter underneath; akin to Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUBTERFUGE — noun that to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an artifice employed to escape censure or the force of …
Webster English vocab
SUBTERFUGE — [sub.ter.fuge] n [LL subterfugium, fr. L subterfugere to escape, evade, fr. subter- secretly (fr. subter underneath; akin to L sub …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SUBTERFUGE — subterfug|e BrE AmE ˈsʌb tə fjuːdʒ -fjuːʒ AmE \ -t ə r- ▷ subterfug|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SUBTERFUGE — / ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒ; NAmE -tərf-/ noun [ U , C ] ( formal ) a secret, usually dishonest, way of behaving …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUBTERFUGE — sub ‧ ter ‧ fuge /ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒ $ -ər-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SUBTERFUGE — n. 1 a an attempt to avoid blame or defeat esp. by lying or deceit. b a statement etc. resorted …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SUBTERFUGE — n. 1 a an attempt to avoid blame or defeat esp. by lying or deceit. b a statement etc. resorted …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SUBTERFUGE — n.1 a an attempt to avoid blame or defeat esp. by lying or deceit. b a statement etc. resorted to …
Oxford English vocab
SUBTERFUGE — ( subterfuges) Subterfuge is a trick or a dishonest way of getting what you want. Most people can see right …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUBTERFUGE — (~s) Subterfuge is a trick or a dishonest way of getting what you want. Most people can see right through …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SUBTERFUGE — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The ballot issue is a subterfuge designed to confuse voters. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUBTERFUGE — [noun] - an action taken to hide something from someoneIt was clear that they must have obtained the information by …
Cambridge English vocab
SUBTERFUGE — Synonyms and related words : airtight secrecy, alibi, apology, art, artful dodge, artifice, bag of tricks, bamboozlement, befooling, bickering, blind, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUBTERFUGE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: DECEPTION 1, cheat, chicane, chicanery, dishonesty, double-dealing, dupery, fraud, highbinding, trickery
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SUBTERFUGE — n. 25B6; noun the use of subterfuge by journalists : TRICKERY, intrigue, deviousness, deceit, deception, dishonesty, cheating, duplicity, guile, cunning, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUBTERFUGE — n. artifice, trick, device, stratagem, manoeuvre, ploy, evasion, deception, dodge, feint, shift, excuse, expedient, contrivance, intrigue Although he told no …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SUBTERFUGE — сущ. отговорка, увертка, уловка, ухищрение to resort to (a) subterfuge, to use (a) subterfuge ≈ прибегать к отговоркам, использовать уловки, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUBTERFUGE — subterfuge.ogg ʹsʌbtəfju:dʒ n 1. увёртка, отговорка, уловка; увиливание skilful ingenious subterfuge - искусная остроумная отговорка /увёртка/ to resort to subterfuge …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SUBTERFUGE — n 1. увёртка, отговорка, уловка; увиливание skilful ingenious subterfuge - искусная остроумная отговорка /увёртка/ to resort to subterfuge - прибегнуть …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SUBTERFUGE — сущ. отговорка, увертка, уловка, ухищрение to resort to (a) subterfuge, to use (a) subterfuge — прибегать к отговоркам, использовать уловки, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SUBTERFUGE — сущ. отговорка, увертка, уловка, ухищрение to resort to (a) subterfuge, to use (a) subterfuge — прибегать к отговоркам, использовать уловки, ухищрения Syn: trick
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SUBTERFUGE — сущ. отговорка, увертка, уловка, ухищрение to resort to (a) subterfuge, to use (a) subterfuge ≈ прибегать к отговоркам, использовать уловки, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUBTERFUGE — n. Pronunciation: ' s ə b-t ə r- ˌ fyüj Function: noun Etymology: Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SUBTERFUGE — n. Evasion, excuse, shift, artifice, trick, quirk, shuffle, pretence, pretext, mask, sophistry.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SUBTERFUGE — noun Synonyms: deception 1, cheat, chicane, chicanery, dishonesty, double-dealing, dupery, fraud, highbinding, trickery
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUBTERFUGE — n. to resort to, use (a) ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SUBTERFUGE — hele
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
SUBTERFUGE — Увертка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SUBTERFUGE — ухищрение увертка, отговорка
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SUBTERFUGE — (n) отговорка; прием; увертка; увиливание; уловка; ухищрение
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SUBTERFUGE — n 1. увёртка, отговорка, уловка; увиливание skilful [ingenious] ~ - искусная [остроумная] отговорка /увёртка/ to resort to ~ - прибегнуть …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SUBTERFUGE — n. увертка, отговорка, убежище
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SUBTERFUGE — n. увертка, отговорка, убежище
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SUBTERFUGE — _n. увертка, отговорка _Syn: trick
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SUBTERFUGE — n. увертка, отговорка Syn: trick
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SUBTERFUGE — ухищрение увертка, отговорка
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SUBTERFUGE — _n. увёртка, отговорка
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SUBTERFUGE — [n.] увёртка, уловка
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
SUBTERFUGE — n увёртка, уловка
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
SUBTERFUGE — увертка
English-Russian Online Dictionary
SUBTERFUGE — ухищрение
Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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