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    Artifices (en. Artifices)

    /aʁ.ti.fis/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    Procedures or techniques used to create an effect
    The artifices of staging make the play even more captivating.
    Les artifices de la mise en scène rendent la pièce encore plus captivante.
    Deceptive elements used to attract attention
    Marketing artifices can sometimes embellish the reality of a product.
    Les artifices marketing peuvent parfois embellir la réalité d'un produit.
    Ingenuity or cunning in the way of doing
    He used artifices to solve the problem in an original way.
    Il a utilisé des artifices pour résoudre le problème de manière originale.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'artificium' meaning 'skill, craft, art'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to use artifices
    To resort to clever means to achieve a result.
    utiliser des artifices
    the artifices of language
    Techniques of manipulation or persuasion manifested in communication.
    les artifices du langage
    to be taken in by artifices
    To be deceived by misleading means.
    se laisser prendre aux artifices

    Related Words

    artifice
    A means used to create an illusion or a particular effect.
    artifice
    maneuver
    A scheme generally considered dishonest.
    manigance
    strategy
    A plan devised to achieve a goal.
    stratégie

    Slang Meanings

    A tactic to successfully carry out a plan, often negatively connoted.
    His project relied on a few artifices to make it credible.
    Son projet dépendait de quelques artifices pour le rendre crédible.
    Fake or deception with the intent to trick.
    He devised an artifice to draw attention to himself.
    Il a monté un artifices pour attirer l'attention sur lui.