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ploy in inglese:

1. trick trick


Magicians trick their audience into believing they have special powers.
He tricked me.
I'm going trick you into thinking I'm an old man.
To take good pictures there are some knacks to learn and a little trick.
You won't trick her; she knows a thing or two.
It's a good idea to stop using direct-links to files. Use a trick like starting the URL with double-width h t t p or something.
At The Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may do the trick.
Having this meeting isn't going to do the trick, is it?
They tricked her out of all her money. She felt guily that she is tricking them.
They had to think of a trick to get past the guards. I wasn't really ill - it was just a trick.
It's a trick - but a clever trick!
This advert uses a special camera trick to make the food look perfect.
Look at that chick, I'd like to trick her.
This trick works because the waxy substance in the banana skin fills in the scratch.
He tied his son's shoe with a double knot and said, "There, that should do the trick."

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2. tactics


ethods that you use in order to achieve what you want, especially in a game or competition Salesmen use all sorts of clever tactics to persuade people to buy from them.
Tomorrow at the meeting we will define tactics precisely
The trial lawyers couldn't get past the Mafia leader's stonewalling tactics.
His utter failure at the last peace conference has taught him to arm himself to the teeth with new tricks and tactics.
Nobody failed in the tactics.
We should adopt flexible tactics for the moment.
They moved the troops back in a sudden change of tactics.

3. strategy


Hope is not a strategy.
In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.
The strength of the firm is attributed to its future-oriented strategy.
If there are too many irons in the fire in too short a time, good strategy cannot result.
Our diplomacy and our military strategy were clearly in contradiction.
In our next line of business let's make it our strategy to win by losing.
Whenever he adopts a new business strategy, his employees fear for their jobs.
We have to be ready not only for a straightforward test of strength, but also for a struggle in which every strategy comes into play.
The theory of games shows that what we name "moral principles" are no other than the strategy elements enabling the group to optimise its survival. Men like to dress their eagerness under the guise of charity.
For this design house it was an appropriate strategy to introduce even more radical colors into computer production.
We have to maintain a good marketing strategy.
Netflix’s strategy was to encourage subscribers to ‘binge-watch’ the show.
A strategy to grow the business and a detailed business plan consisting of marketing and financial plans are important.
Assessment strategy definition for the current status of SAP system user profile.
My boss has been trumpeting the virtues of yet another runaway bestselling managerial strategy guide.

4. campaign


Some politicians never make good on campaign promises.
Many campaign songs were written.
Benjamin Harrison's campaign was well-organized.
A national campaign for energy saving is underway.
Lo, we have conceived a great campaign.
A campaign is underway throughout the company to achieve economy in the use of copying paper.
Regrettably, he lacks the financial wherewithal to run a presidential campaign.
To my chief strategist, David Axelrod, who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics! You made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.
His campaign for re-election cost over £800,000. The advertising campaign was very successful.
This campaign should increase parents' sense of responsibility for their children
A new campaign against the violence has just started.
He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he's fought even longer and harder for the country he loves.
Forget about the campaign. That kind of company policy is practically unchangeable.

5. a clever and dishonest way of tricking someone so that you can get an advantage