Vocabulary
der
Trick
/tʁɪk/· noun· Pl. die Tricks
trick; knack; (magic) trick; scam
Der Trick — a clever way to do something (der Trick dabei ist …), a magic trick, or a scam, like the calls by which fraudsters pretend to be relatives.
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- Singular
- der Trick
- Plural
- die Tricks
- Genitiv
- des Tricks
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Trick
knack, clever method
Der Trick beim Brotbacken ist, dem Teig genug Zeit zu lassen.
The trick with baking bread is to give the dough enough time.
Word family
Tricktricksento fiddle, to wangletrickreichcraftyder Zaubertrickmagic trickder Enkeltrickgrandchild scamder Trickbetrügercon artist
Common combinations
- der Trick dabei istthe trick is
- auf einen Trick hereinfallento fall for a trick
- ein billiger Tricka cheap trick
- den Trick raushabento have got the hang of it
Common learner mistakes
- die Trickedie TricksAs a loanword from English, Trick takes the plural -s.
Real examples
- Die Polizei warnt davor, auf den Trick mit falschen Handwerkern hereinzufallen, der zurzeit wieder häufig vorkommt.The police are warning people not to fall for the fake tradesmen trick, which is common again at the moment.
- Nachdem ich den Trick einmal verstanden hatte, ging das Ausfüllen des Formulars ganz schnell.Once I had understood the trick, filling in the form was very quick.
- Meine Oma kennt viele Tricks, wie man Flecken ohne teure Mittel aus der Kleidung bekommt.My grandma knows lots of tricks for getting stains out of clothes without expensive products.
