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1 conspire
conspire [kən'spaɪə(r)]∎ to conspire (with sb) to do sth comploter ou s'entendre (avec qn) pour faire qch;∎ to conspire against sb conspirer contre qn(b) (combine → events, the elements) concourir, se conjurer;∎ to conspire to do sth concourir à faire qch;∎ everything conspired to make him late tout a contribué à le mettre en retard;∎ circumstances conspired against me les circonstances se sont liguées contre moi -
2 conspire
conspire vi1 ( plot) conspirer (against contre ; with avec) ; to conspire to do conspirer en vue de faire ; -
3 plot
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. -
4 plot
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 -
5 plot
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. -
6 confederate
A n1 ( in conspiracy) complice mf ;2 Pol confédéré/-e m/f.C vtr confédérer.D vi1 ( unite) se confédérer (with avec) ;2 ( conspire) conspirer (with avec ; against contre). -
7 deny
∎ the prisoner denied having conspired or conspiring against the government le prisonnier nia avoir conspiré contre le gouvernement;∎ the accused denies the charge l'accusé nie;∎ he denied that he had been involved il nia avoir été impliqué;∎ there's no denying that we have a problem il est indéniable que nous avons un problème;∎ he denied all knowledge of the incident il a nié être au courant de l'incident∎ to deny sb sth or sth to sb refuser qch à qn;∎ to be denied access to sb/sth se voir refuser l'accès à qn/qch;∎ in many countries people are denied even basic human rights dans beaucoup de pays les gens sont privés des droits les plus fondamentaux∎ she thought that by denying herself she could help others elle pensait qu'en se privant elle pourrait aider les autres∎ Bible before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice avant que le coq chante, tu m'auras renié trois fois
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