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1 connive
A vi1 to connive at contribuer délibérément à [theft, betrayal, escape] ;2 ( participate) to connive (with sb) to do sth être de connivence or de mèche ○ (avec qn) pour faire qch. -
2 connive
connive [kəˈnaɪv]• to connive in sth/in doing être de connivence dans qch/pour faire* * *[kə'naɪv] 1.2.to connive (with somebody) to do something — être de connivence or de mèche (colloq) (avec quelqu'un) pour faire quelque chose
conniving present participle adjective [person] fourbe
См. также в других словарях:
connive — con|nive [kəˈnaıv] v [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: conniver, from [i]Latin connivere to close the eyes, connive ] 1.) to not try to stop something wrong from happening connive at ▪ He would not be the first politician to connive at a shady… … Dictionary of contemporary English
connive — verb (I) 1 to not try to stop something wrong from happening (+ at): He would not be the first politician to connive at a shady business deal. 2 connive to do sth to work together secretly to achieve something, especially something wrong;… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
