English

Alternative forms

• Rousse
• Rouse

Proper noun

Ruse

1. a city in northeastern Bulgaria

Translations

See also

• Ruse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• rues
• sure
• user

English

Noun

ruse ‎(plural ruses)

1. A trick (action intended to deceive).
2. Guile.

(Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

• ruse de guerre

Translations

Anagrams

• rues, sure, user

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruːsə/, [ˈʁoːsə]

Noun

ruse c (singular definite rusen, plural indefinite ruser)

1. fish-trap

Inflection

Esperanto

Etymology

rusa ‎(“Russian”) +‎ -e (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.se/

Adverb

ruse

1. in the Russian language
2. in the manner of a Russian person

Related terms

• rusa ‎(“Russian”)
• Rusio ‎(“Russia”)
• ruso ‎(“a Russian person”)

French

Etymology

From ruser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁyz/

Noun

ruse f ‎(plural ruses)

1. (uncountable) cunning, guile
2. ruse, trick

Anagrams

• rues, suer, sure, sûre, user

Norwegian

Verb

ruse (present tense ruser; past tense ruste; past participle rust)

1. To rev an engine
2. (reflexive) To use illegal drugs

Old French

Noun

ruse f ‎(oblique plural ruses, nominative singular ruse, nominative plural ruses)

1. evasive movements of a pursued animal
2. (by extension) trickery
3. (by extension) dream; daydream; fantasy
4. (by extension) lie; untruth

Descendants

• English: ruse (borrowed)
• French: ruse

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): []

Adjective

ruse f pl, n pl

1. feminine plural of rus
2. neuter plural of rus