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1 scheme
[ski:m] 1. noun1) (a plan or arrangement; a way of doing something: a colour scheme for the room; There are various schemes for improving the roads.) plan2) (a (usually secret) dishonest plan: His schemes to steal the money were discovered.) combine2. verb(to make (especially dishonest) schemes: He was punished for scheming against the President; They have all been scheming for my dismissal.) comploter- schemer- scheming -
2 caper
caper [ˈkeɪpər]1. noun2. plural noun* * *['keɪpə(r)] 1.1) ( playful leap) cabriole fto cut a caper — (dated) faire des cabrioles
2) (colloq) ( funny film) comédie f3) (colloq) ( dishonest scheme) combine (colloq) f5) (colloq) GB ( hassle)what a caper! — quel bazar! (colloq)
2. 3.and all that caper — et tout le bazar (colloq)
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3 fiddle
fiddle [ˈfɪdl]1. nouna. ( = violin) violon m• can't you stop fiddling (around)! tiens-toi donc tranquille !* * *['fɪdl] 1.1) (colloq) ( dishonest scheme) magouille (colloq) f [U]tax fiddle — fraude f fiscale
to be on the fiddle — traficoter (colloq)
2) ( violin) violon m2.transitive verb (colloq) ( illegally) falsifier [tax return, figures]3.1) ( fidget)2) ( adjust)to fiddle with — tourner [knobs, controls]
•Phrasal Verbs:••to play second fiddle to somebody — être le sous-fifre (colloq) de quelqu'un
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4 racket
racket [ˈrækɪt]a. (for sport) raquette fb. ( = noise) vacarme m• the drugs/stolen car racket le trafic de drogue/des voitures volées* * *['rækɪt]1) Sport raquette f2) (colloq) ( noise) vacarme m, raffut (colloq) mto make a racket — faire du vacarme, faire du raffut
3) ( swindle) escroquerie f4) ( illegal activity) trafic min on the racket — (colloq) dans le coup (colloq)
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5 caper
A n3 ○ ( dishonest scheme) combine ○ f ;5 ○ GB ( hassle) what a caper! quel bazar ○ ! ; you have to fill out forms and all that caper tu dois remplir des formulaires et tout le bazar ○.B capers npl ( antics) aventures fpl ; cartoon capers with Mickey Mouse les aventures de Mickey en bande dessinée ; the comic capers of two teenagers les aventures comiques de deux adolescents ; his classroom capers amuse his friends ses pitreries en classe amusent ses camarades.C vi gambader.■ caper about, caper around1 ( leap around) gambader ;2 ○ ( act foolishly) faire le pitre. -
6 fiddle
A n1 ○ ( dishonest scheme) magouille ○ f ¢ ; to work a fiddle magouiller ○ qch ; it's a complete fiddle! c'est de la grosse magouille ○ ! ; tax fiddle fraude f fiscale ; to be on the fiddle traficoter ○ ;C vi1 ( fidget) to fiddle with sth tripoter qch ;to be as fit as a fiddle être en pleine santé ; to fiddle while Rome burns se ficher de tout comme de l'an 40 ○ ; to have a face as long as a fiddle faire une tête d'enterrement or de six pieds de long ○ ; to play second fiddle to sb être le sous-fifre ○ de qn.1 ( be idle) traîner sa flemme ○ ;2 to fiddle around with sth ( readjust) bricoler [typewriter, engine] ; ( fidget) jouer avec [corkscrew, elastic band].
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