English–French

“trickery” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/paspas/

Example

Arrête ton passe-passe et dis la vérité.

Stop your trickery and tell the truth.

Illustration for passe-passe (trickery)

How to say “trickery” in French

“Trickery” in French is passe-passe.

A quick sleight of hand or verbal maneuver that makes an inconvenient truth seem to vanish.

Full entry for passe-passe: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with passe-passe

Ils font des passe-passe pour éviter les impôts.

They pull tricks to avoid taxes.

Tips for using passe-passe

  • Passe-passe is masculine, so the standard article is un passe-passe despite the word's final -e.

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