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ploy

[plɔɪ]

сущ.
1. экстравагантный и весёлый проступок, выходка; шалость, забава, прикол
2. уловка, ухищрение; хитрость, хитрый или коварный приём, ход
3. любимое занятие, развлечение; увлечение, хобби
гл.; воен.
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AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)

ploy

уловка ж, хитрость ж

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I reminded him that he had once warned me that a favorite debating ploy was to raise general criticisms that could not be supported by concrete examples.
Я напомнил ему, как он однажды предупреждал меня, что излюбленной уловкой в дискуссии является выдвижение критики, которую нельзя подкрепить конкретными примерами.
Castaneda, Carlos / The Power of SilenceКастанеда, Карлос / Сила безмолвия
Сила безмолвия
Кастанеда, Карлос
© 1987 by Carlos Castaneda
© "София", 2008
© ООО Издательство "София", 2008
The Power of Silence
Castaneda, Carlos
© 1987 by Carlos Castaneda

'It was a cunning ploy,' said Badraig.
— Это они схитрили, — заметил Бадрейг.
Gemmell, David / The Hawk EternalГеммел, Дэвид / Вечный ястреб
Вечный ястреб
Геммел, Дэвид
The Hawk Eternal
Gemmell, David
© 1995 by David A. Gemmell

Seichan rolled her eyes at Gray, indicating her ploy.
Сейхан закатила глаза, показывая Грею, что ее хитрость удалась.
Rollins, James / Judas StrainРоллинс, Джеймс / Печать Иуды
Печать Иуды
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski
© С. Саксин, перевод, 2009
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2009
Judas Strain
Rollins, James
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski

A ploy, Evan knew.
Эван знал, что это — специально.
Foster, Alan Dean / Sentenced to PrismФостер, Алан Дин / Приговоренный к Призме
Приговоренный к Призме
Фостер, Алан Дин
Sentenced to Prism
Foster, Alan Dean

Three days ago that ploy might still have worked.
Три дня назад, возможно, этот прием бы и сработал.
Harris, Joanne / Holy FoolsХаррис, Джоан / Блаженные шуты
Блаженные шуты
Харрис, Джоан
© 2003 by Joanne Harris
© Издательство Ольги Морозовой, 2007
© О. Кириченко, перевод, 2007
Holy Fools
Harris, Joanne
© 2004 by Frogspawn, Ltd.

It's a ploy I have used myself from time to time, I'm ashamed to say.
Пусть мне будет стыдно, но время от времени я и сам пользуюсь таким приемом.
King, Stephen / Bag of BonesКинг, Стивен / Мешок с костями
Мешок с костями
Кинг, Стивен
© 1998 Стивен Кинг
© 1999, АСТ
© перевод В. Вебера
Bag of Bones
King, Stephen
© 1998 by Stephen King

How shamelessly this program was manipulating Father; how shocking that Father turned out to be so weak before its obvious ploys.
Сколь бесстыдно эта программа манипулирует отцом; отец же проявляет слабость по отношению к столь очевидному обману.
Card, Orson Scott / XenocideКард, Орсон Скот / Ксеноцид
Ксеноцид
Кард, Орсон Скот
© copyright 1991 by Orson Scott Card
© Copyright перевод с английского Владимир Марченко
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2000
Xenocide
Card, Orson Scott
© copyright 1991 by Orson Scott Card

Use any of the proved ploys.
Используйте любой из опробованных приемов.
Lowndes, Leil / How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with YouЛаундес, Лейл / Как влюбить в себя любого
Как влюбить в себя любого
Лаундес, Лейл
© Leil Lowndes, 1996
© «Добрая книга», 2001 - Перевод и оформление
How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You
Lowndes, Leil
© 1995 by Debra McCarthy-Anderson and Carol Bruce-Thomas
© 1996 by Leil Lowndes

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plɔɪNounэкстравагантный и весёлый проступок; выходка; шалость; забава; прикол

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propaganda ploy

пропагандистская уловка

political ploy

политический трюк

ploy effect

эффект захвата носителей дефектами поверхности

marketing ploy

маркетинговый ход

Word forms

ploy

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	ploy	ploys
Possessive case	ploy's	ploys'

ploy

verb

Basic forms
Past	ployed
Imperative	ploy
Present Participle (Participle I)	ploying
Past Participle (Participle II)	ployed

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I ploy	we ploy
you ploy	you ploy
he/she/it ploys	they ploy

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am ploying	we are ploying
you are ploying	you are ploying
he/she/it is ploying	they are ploying

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have ployed	we have ployed
you have ployed	you have ployed
he/she/it has ployed	they have ployed

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been ploying	we have been ploying
you have been ploying	you have been ploying
he/she/it has been ploying	they have been ploying

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I ployed	we ployed
you ployed	you ployed
he/she/it ployed	they ployed

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was ploying	we were ploying
you were ploying	you were ploying
he/she/it was ploying	they were ploying

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had ployed	we had ployed
you had ployed	you had ployed
he/she/it had ployed	they had ployed

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been ploying	we had been ploying
you had been ploying	you had been ploying
he/she/it had been ploying	they had been ploying

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will ploy	we shall/will ploy
you will ploy	you will ploy
he/she/it will ploy	they will ploy

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be ploying	we shall/will be ploying
you will be ploying	you will be ploying
he/she/it will be ploying	they will be ploying

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have ployed	we shall/will have ployed
you will have ployed	you will have ployed
he/she/it will have ployed	they will have ployed

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been ploying	we shall/will have been ploying
you will have been ploying	you will have been ploying
he/she/it will have been ploying	they will have been ploying

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would ploy	we should/would ploy
you would ploy	you would ploy
he/she/it would ploy	they would ploy

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be ploying	we should/would be ploying
you would be ploying	you would be ploying
he/she/it would be ploying	they would be ploying

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have ployed	we should/would have ployed
you would have ployed	you would have ployed
he/she/it would have ployed	they would have ployed

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been ploying	we should/would have been ploying
you would have been ploying	you would have been ploying
he/she/it would have been ploying	they would have been ploying

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am ployed	we are ployed
you are ployed	you are ployed
he/she/it is ployed	they are ployed

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being ployed	we are being ployed
you are being ployed	you are being ployed
he/she/it is being ployed	they are being ployed

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been ployed	we have been ployed
you have been ployed	you have been ployed
he/she/it has been ployed	they have been ployed

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was ployed	we were ployed
you were ployed	you were ployed
he/she/it was ployed	they were ployed

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being ployed	we were being ployed
you were being ployed	you were being ployed
he/she/it was being ployed	they were being ployed

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been ployed	we had been ployed
you had been ployed	you had been ployed
he/she/it had been ployed	they had been ployed

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be ployed	we shall/will be ployed
you will be ployed	you will be ployed
he/she/it will be ployed	they will be ployed

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been ployed	we shall/will have been ployed
you will have been ployed	you will have been ployed
he/she/it will have been ployed	they will have been ployed

The Universal DictionaryIt is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.

ploy

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ploy

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Collocations

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ploy

ploy

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