astuce

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French

Etymology

From Old French astuce (first attested in 1267/68), a semi-learned borrowing from Latin astūtia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.tys/
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Noun

astuce f (countable and uncountable, plural astuces)

  1. (dated) shrewdness, subtlety, astuteness
    un homme plein d’astucea man full of shrewdness
  2. trick, as a clever way of accomplishing something
    J’ai une astuce marrante.I have a funny trick.
  3. tip; piece of advice

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