Engelsk substantiv: gimmick | |||
1. | gimmick (om egenskap) a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It sounds good but what's the catch?. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | catch | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | drawback | ||
2. | gimmick (om gjenstand) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket. There may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | stuff | ||
3. | gimmick (om handling) any clever maneuver | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He would stoop to any device to win a point. It was a great sales gimmick. A cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | device, twist | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | fast one, mnemonic, trick | ||