sleight of hand
The required manual dexterity used to perform magic tricks and illusionsThe required manual dexterity used to perform magic tricks and illusions.
» Dennis was known for chicanery and sleight-of-hand.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)The required manual dexterity used to perform magic tricks and illusions.
manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
(countable, uncountable)A performance of such a skill.
Fingerfertigkeit, Taschenspielertrick
ло́вкость рукlóvkostʹ ruk
(broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable)Any form of clever or skillful trickery or deception.
Taschenspielertrick
Examples
8 sentencesDennis was known for chicanery and sleight-of-hand.
Using sleight of hand, he pulled a rabbit out of his hat.
ruИспользуя ловкость рук, он достал из шляпы кролика. — fjay69
He's good at sleight of hand. I didn't notice the coin had disappeared.
deEr ist ganz schön fingerfertig. Ich bemerkte gar nicht, daß die Münze verschwunden war. — Waldelfe
He tried to conceal his ineptitude in a not-so-deft sleight of hand.
It's a sleight of hand.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English slegthe of hande, sleght of hond, equivalent to sleight + of + hand. CFrom Middle English slegthe of hande, sleght of hond, equivalent to sleight + of + hand. Compare Old French léger de main (cf. the contemporary French léger de main and the contemporary English legerdemain).
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Forms
plural: sleights of hand| Singular | sleight of hand |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
27 synonyms- manual dexterity in the execution of tricks:prestidigitation
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable