He was seduced by her wiles.
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Wile
//waɪl//
Synonyms for "wile" (172 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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Translations
27 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- уловка noun (trick or stratagem)
- хитрина noun (trick or stratagem)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 計策 /计策 noun (trick or stratagem)
- 詭計 /诡计 noun (trick or stratagem)
Czech
3 entries- fígl noun (trick or stratagem)
- lest noun (trick or stratagem)
- trik noun (trick or stratagem)
Dutch
3 entries- fint noun (trick or stratagem)
- list noun (trick or stratagem)
- sluwigheid noun (trick or stratagem)
Finnish
1 entries- kikka noun (trick or stratagem)
French
2 entries- leurre noun (trick or stratagem)
- ruse noun (trick or stratagem)
German
1 entries- Schlich noun (trick or stratagem)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 noun (trick or stratagem)
Greek
2 entries- πονηριά noun (trick or stratagem)
- τέχνασμα noun (trick or stratagem)
Irish
1 entries- meang noun (trick or stratagem)
Japanese
1 entries- 策略 noun (trick or stratagem)
Latin
1 entries- sūtēla noun (trick or stratagem)
Māori
1 entries- rauhanga noun (trick or stratagem)
Russian
4 entries- трюк noun (trick or stratagem)
- уло́вка noun (trick or stratagem)
- ухищре́ние noun (trick or stratagem)
- хи́трость noun (trick or stratagem)
Ukrainian
2 entries- хи́трість noun (trick or stratagem)
- хитрува́ння noun (trick or stratagem)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
to frustrate all our plots and wiles
Source: wiktionary
Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens,) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove, that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government.
Source: wiktionary
He was good to look on, brawly dressed, and with a tongue in his head that would have wiled the bird from the tree.
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