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1 assassinate
ə'sæsineit(to murder, especially for political reasons: The president was assassinated by terrorists.) asesinar- assassin
assassinate vb asesinar assassinate se aplica sólo a figuras políticas importantes, el verbo murder es de uso más generalwho murdered John Lennon? ¿quién asesinó a John Lennon?tr[ə'sæsɪneɪt]1 asesinarv.• asesinar v.• atocinar v.ə'sæsṇeɪt, ə'sæsɪneɪttransitive verb asesinar ( a un personaje importante)[ǝ'sæsɪneɪt]VT asesinar* * *[ə'sæsṇeɪt, ə'sæsɪneɪt]transitive verb asesinar ( a un personaje importante) -
2 uncover
(to remove the cover from: His criminal activities were finally uncovered.) descubriruncover vb descubrirthe CIA uncovered a plot to assassinate the president la CIA descubrió un complot para asesinar al presidentetr[ʌn'kʌvəSMALLr/SMALL]1 destapar2 (secret) revelar, descubriruncover [.ʌn'kʌvər] vt1) : destapar (un objeto), dejar al descubierto2) expose, reveal: descubrir, revelar, exponerv.• abrir v.• desabrigar v.• desarrebujar v.• desarropar v.• descobijar v.• descubrir v.• desencapotar v.• desnudar v.• destapar v.'ʌn'kʌvər, ʌn'kʌvə(r)a) ( remove covering of) destaparb) (reveal, lay bare) \<\<treasure\>\> dejar al descubiertoc) ( expose) \<\<scandal/plot\>\> revelar, sacar* a la luz[ʌn'kʌvǝ(r)]VT1) (=find out) descubrir2) (=remove coverings of) destapar; (=disclose) descubrir, dejar al descubierto* * *['ʌn'kʌvər, ʌn'kʌvə(r)]a) ( remove covering of) destaparb) (reveal, lay bare) \<\<treasure\>\> dejar al descubiertoc) ( expose) \<\<scandal/plot\>\> revelar, sacar* a la luz -
3 plot
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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