triquiñuela

f.

dirty little trick, trick, rascally trick, chicane.

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triquiñuela

► nombre femenino

1 familiar trick, dodge

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FRASEOLOGÍA

andar(se) con triquiñuelas familiar to be a slippery customer

saberse las triquiñuelas familiar to know all the dodges

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SF trick, dodge

saber las triquiñuelas del oficio — to know the tricks of the trade, know all the dodges

es un tío triquiñuelas — * he's an artful old cuss *

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femenino (fam) trick, dodge (colloq)

saberse las triquiñuelas del oficio — to know the tricks of the trade

conseguir algo por medio de triquiñuelas — to obtain something through trickery

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= wheeze.

Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.

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femenino (fam) trick, dodge (colloq)

saberse las triquiñuelas del oficio — to know the tricks of the trade

conseguir algo por medio de triquiñuelas — to obtain something through trickery

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= wheeze.

Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.

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triquiñuela

feminine

(fam)

trick, dodge (colloq)

conseguir algo por medio de triquiñuelas y engaños to obtain something through trickery and deceit

seguro que encuentra alguna triquiñuela para no hacerlo no doubt he'll find some way to get out of doing it (colloq), I'm sure he'll find some dodge o ploy not to do it

saberse las triquiñuelas del oficio to know the tricks of the trade

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triquiñuela sustantivo femenino (fam) trick, dodge (colloq)
triquiñuela f fam dodge, ruse
'triquiñuela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
astucia

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triquiñuela nf

Fam trick, ruse;

mediante triquiñuelas legales by means of legal tricks o dodges

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triquiñuela

f fam

dodge fam , trick