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French
Etymology
From Old French astuce (first attested in 1267/68), a semi-learned borrowing from Latin astūtia.
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Noun
astuce f (countable and uncountable, plural astuces)
- (dated) shrewdness, subtlety, astuteness
- un homme plein d’astuce ― a man full of shrewdness
- trick, as a clever way of accomplishing something
- J’ai une astuce marrante. ― I have a funny trick.
- tip; piece of advice
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