astuce

French

Etymology

From Old French astuce (first attested in 1267/68), a semi-learned borrowing from Latin astūtia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.tys/

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Noun

astuce f (countable and uncountable, plural astuces)

1. (dated) shrewdness, subtlety, astuteness

   un homme plein d’astuce ― a man full of shrewdness

2. trick, as a clever way of accomplishing something

   J'ai une astuce marrante. ― I have a funny trick.

3. tip; piece of advice

Derived terms

• astucieux

Further reading

• “astuce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• Escaut