имя существительное отговорка, увертка, уловка, ухищрение Например: to resort to (a) / use (a) subterfuge — прибегать к отговоркам, использовать уловки, ухищрения Синоним(ы): trick
noun Etymology: Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere to escape, evade, from subter- secretly (from subter underneath; akin to Latin sub under) + fugere to flee — more at up, fugitive 1. deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade 2. a deceptive device or stratagem Synonyms: see deception