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v.to machinate, to plot.maquinar algo contra alguien to plot something against somebodyElla discurre engaños She contrives tricks.* * *1 to scheme, plot* * *verbto plot, scheme* * *VT VI to plot* * *verbo transitivo to plot, scheme* * *= conspire, finesse, cook up, scheme, concoct.Ex. There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.* * *verbo transitivo to plot, scheme* * *= conspire, finesse, cook up, scheme, concoct.Ex: There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.
Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.* * *maquinar [A1 ]vtto plot, scheme* * *
maquinar ( conjugate maquinar) verbo transitivo
to plot, scheme
maquinar verbo transitivo to scheme, plot
' maquinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discurrir
- tejer
English:
engineer
* * *maquinar vtto plot, to scheme;estaban maquinando una conspiración contra el gobierno they were plotting against the government* * *v/t plot* * *maquinar vt: to plot, to scheme -
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maki'narversinnen, ausheckenverbo transitivomaquinarmaquinar [maki'nar]num1num (urdir) ausheckennum2num (trabajar) maschinell bearbeiten -
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plot
1. noun1) (a plan, especially for doing something evil; a conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the President.) complot2) (the story of a play, novel etc: The play has a very complicated plot.) trama, argumento3) (a small piece of land eg for use as a gardening area or for building a house on.) terreno, solar
2. verb1) (to plan to bring about (something evil): They were plotting the death of the king.) maquinar, conspirar2) (to make a plan, map, graph etc of: The navigator plotted the course of the ship.) trazarplot1 n1. terreno / parcela2. argumento3. complot / conspiraciónplot2 vb conspirar / tramartr[plɒt]2 (of book, film, etc) trama, argumento1 (plan secretly) tramar, urdir2 (course, position) trazar1 conspirar, tramar, maquinar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe plot thickens la historia se complica————————tr[plɒt]1) devise: tramar2)to plot out : trazar, determinar (una posición, etc.)plot viconspire: conspirarplot n1) lot: terreno m, parcela f, lote m2) story: argumento m (en el teatro), trama f (en un libro, etc.)3) conspiracy, intrigue: complot m, intriga fn.• acción s.f.• argumento (de una obra) s.m.• complot s.m.• confabulación s.f.• conjuración s.f.• conspiración s.f.• enredo s.m.• intriga s.f.• maquinación s.f.• parcela s.f.• solar s.m.• trama s.f.• tramo s.m.v.• confabular v.• conspirar v.• dibujar una gráfica v.• fraguar v.• intrigar v.• maquinar v.• tejer v.• tramar v.• trazar v.• urdir v.plɑːt, plɒt
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1) ( conspiracy) complot m, conspiración f2) ( story) argumento m, trama fthe plot thickens! — (set phrase) la historia se complica!
3) ( piece of land) terreno m, solar m, parcela f
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- tt- transitive verb1) ( mark out) \<\<curve/graph\>\> trazar*; \<\<position\>\> determinar2) ( plan) \<\<rebellion/revenge\>\> tramar
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vito plot to + INF — conspirar para + inf
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[plɒt]N (Agr) parcela f, terreno m ; [of vegetables, flowers etc] cuadro ma plot of land — (gen) un terreno; (for building) un solar, un lote (esp LAm)
II [plɒt]1. N1) (=conspiracy) complot m, conjura f2) (Literat, Theat) trama f, argumento m- lose the plot2. VT1) (on graph etc) [+ progress, course, position] trazar2) [+ downfall, ruin etc] urdir, fraguar3.VI maquinar, conspirar- plot out* * *[plɑːt, plɒt]
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1) ( conspiracy) complot m, conspiración f2) ( story) argumento m, trama fthe plot thickens! — (set phrase) la historia se complica!
3) ( piece of land) terreno m, solar m, parcela f
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- tt- transitive verb1) ( mark out) \<\<curve/graph\>\> trazar*; \<\<position\>\> determinar2) ( plan) \<\<rebellion/revenge\>\> tramar
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vito plot to + INF — conspirar para + inf
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4 conspire
(to plot or secretly make plans together: They conspired with the terrorists to overthrow the government.) conspirar- conspirator
tr[kən'spaɪəSMALLr/SMALL]v.• conchabarse v.• confabular v.• conjurar v.• conspirar v.• maquinar v.kən'spaɪr, kən'spaɪə(r)intransitive verb ( plot) conspirarto conspire to + INF — conspirar para + inf
[kǝn'spaɪǝ(r)]VI1) [people] conspirarto conspire with sb against sth/sb — conspirar con algn contra algo/algn
2) [events]to conspire against/to do sth — conjurarse or conspirar contra/para hacer algo
* * *[kən'spaɪr, kən'spaɪə(r)]intransitive verb ( plot) conspirarto conspire to + INF — conspirar para + inf
См. также в других словарях:
maquinar — (Del lat. machinari.) ► verbo transitivo 1 Tramar algo de modo oculto y cauteloso: ■ los veo un poco raros y enigmáticos, no sé qué estarán maquinando. TAMBIÉN machinar SINÓNIMO urdir 2 MECÁNICA Trabajar una pieza con una máquina. * * * maquinar… … Enciclopedia Universal
urdir — (Del lat. ordiri.) ► verbo transitivo 1 TEXTIL Preparar los hilos en la urdidera para colocarlos en el telar. 2 Preparar una cosa en secreto: ■ el estado mayor urdió el golpe hasta sus últimos detalles. SINÓNIMO maquinar tramar * * * urdir (del… … Enciclopedia Universal
urdir — (Del lat. ordīri). 1. tr. Preparar los hilos en la urdidera para pasarlos al telar. 2. Maquinar y disponer cautelosamente algo contra alguien, o para la consecución de algún designio … Diccionario de la lengua española
conjurar — (Derivado de juro, derecho que se tiene sobre algo < lat. jus, derecho.) ► verbo intransitivo/ pronominal 1 Unirse dos o más personas con el fin de obrar contra la autoridad o contra otra persona mediante juramento: ■ se conjuraron contra la… … Enciclopedia Universal
preparar — (Del lat. praeparare.) ► verbo transitivo 1 Disponer o hacer una cosa con alguna finalidad: ■ preparé el salón para los invitados. SINÓNIMO acondicionar arreglar ► verbo transitivo/ pronominal 2 ENSEÑANZA Estudiar una materia para superar una… … Enciclopedia Universal
