What does truco in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word truco in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use truco in Spanish.

The word truco in Spanish means trick, trick, trick, Truco, Truc, large cowbell, fix, rig, is there a trick? what's the trick?, beauty trick, beauty tip, magic trick, trick or treat. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word truco

trick

nombre masculino (habilidad que se adquiere)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una mente criminal conoce todos los trucos del oficio.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. After knitting several scarves and sweaters, I finally got the knack (or: hang) of it.

trick

nombre masculino (ardid para lograr algo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gretel se valió de un truco para engañar a la bruja y salvar a Hansel.
Gretel used a trick to fool the witch and save Hansel.

trick

nombre masculino (con efecto especial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El mago hizo desaparecer al conejo con un truco de magia.
The magician made the rabbit disappear with a magic trick.

Truco, Truc

nombre masculino (BO, UY, AR, VE (juego de cartas) (card game)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el truco los jugadores deben decir muchas mentiras.
In Truco, players have to tell a lot of lies.

large cowbell

nombre masculino (cencerro grande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los pastores utilizan el truco como sistema de guía.
Shepherds use a large cowbell as a guide system.

fix, rig

verbo transitivo (hacer trampas o ardides) (illegally influence the outcome)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

is there a trick? what's the trick?

expresión (¿dónde está la trampa?)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

beauty trick, beauty tip

locución nominal masculina (para ocultar defectos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ponerse bolsitas de té en los ojos es un truco de belleza casero.
Placing tea bags on your eyes is a home beauty tip.

magic trick

(para entretener)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El mago hizo trucos de magia frente a los niños.
The magician did magic tricks in front of the children.

trick or treat

expresión (en Noche de Brujas)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Los niños exclamaron «¡truco o trato!» cuando abrí la puerta.
The kids cried "trick or treat!" when I opened the door.

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