How is the word tour d'esprit translated from French to English

English translation
Sleight of mind
phrase

Un habile artifice intellectuel qui trompe les gens.

A clever mental trick that fools people.

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  • L'énigme n'est qu'un tour d'esprit. — The puzzle is pure sleight of mind.

  • Il a gagné le débat par un pur tour d'esprit. — He won the argument by sheer sleight of mind.

  • Tu appelles ça de la logique ou un tour d'esprit ? — Do you call that logic or sleight of mind?

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