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plot [plɒt]1. nouna. [of ground] terrain mc. [of story] intrigue fa. ( = mark out) [+ course, route] déterminer ; [+ graph, curve] tracer point par point ; [+ progress, development] faire le graphique deb. [+ sb's death, ruin] comploter( = conspire) conspirer* * *[plɒt] 1.1) ( conspiracy) complot m2) Cinema, Literature (of novel, film, play) intrigue f3) Agriculture ( allotment)plot of land — parcelle f de terre
4) Construction ( site) terrain m à bâtir2.transitive verb (p prés etc - tt-)1) ( plan) comploter [murder, attack, return]; fomenter [revolution]2) ( chart) relever [quelque chose] sur une carte [course]; tracer [quelque chose] sur une carte [progress]3) Mathematics ( on graph) tracer [quelque chose] point par point [curve, graph]; reporter [figures, points]4) Literature ( invent) inventer [episode, story, destiny]3. -
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1 noun(a) (conspiracy) complot m, conspiration f;∎ to hatch a plot tramer ou ourdir un complot;∎ a plot to overthrow the government un complot pour renverser le gouvernement(b) (story line → of novel, play) intrigue f;∎ the plot thickens l'affaire se corse(c) (piece of land) terrain m;∎ vacant/building plot terrain m vague/à bâtir;∎ the land has been split up into 12 plots le terrain a été divisé en 12 lotissements;∎ we have a small vegetable plot nous avons un petit potager ou carré de légumes(a) (conspire) comploter;∎ they were accused of plotting to overthrow the government ils ont été accusés de complot ou de conspiration contre le gouvernement;∎ I think they're plotting something je crois qu'ils préparent quelque chose(b) (course, position) déterminer;∎ figurative they're trying to plot the company's development over the next five years ils essaient de prévoir le développement de la société dans les cinq années à venir(c) (curve, diagram, graph) tracer, faire le tracé de;∎ to plot figures on or onto a graph reporter des coordonnées sur un graphique(d) (map, plan) lever(conspire) comploter, conspirer;∎ to plot against sb conspirer contre qn -
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A n1 ( conspiracy) complot m, conspiration f (against contre ; to do pour faire) ; an assassination plot un complot d'assassinat ;3 Agric, Hort ( allotment) plot of land parcelle f de terre ; a vegetable plot un carré de légumes ;5 ( in cemetery) concession f funéraire.1 ( plan) comploter [murder, attack, return] ; fomenter [revolution] ; to plot to do comploter de faire ;2 ( chart) relever [qch] sur une carte [course] ; tracer [qch] sur une carte [progress] ; we plotted our position on the map nous avons pointé notre position sur la carte ;3 Math, Stat ( on graph) tracer [qch] point par point [curve, graph] ; reporter [figures, points] ; to plot the progress/decline of sth tracer la courbe de progression/déclin de qch ;4 Literat ( invent) inventer [episode, story, destiny] ; a carefully/thinly plotted play une pièce à l'intrigue bien construite/bien mince.C vi ( p prés etc - tt-) ( conspire) conspirer (against contre) ; to plot together conspirer ensemble. -
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thicken [ˈθɪkən][+ sauce] épaissir[crowd] grossir ; [sauce] épaissir* * *['θɪkən] 1.transitive verb ( all contexts) épaissir2.intransitive verb [sauce, soup, fog, snow, cloud, waistline] s'épaissir; [accent] devenir plus fort; [voice] s'enrouer; [traffic] devenir plus dense•• -
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B vi [sauce, soup, fog, snow, cloud, waistline] s'épaissir ; [accent] devenir plus fort ; [voice] s'enrouer ; [traffic] devenir plus dense.the plot thickens! l'affaire se corse! -
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thicken ['θɪkən]∎ the plot thickens les choses se compliquent ou se corsent, l'histoire se corse(sauce, soup) épaissir
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