Download
Translate Files
search close
    https://lingvanex.com/translate/ Translate Text https://app.lingvanex.com/ Translate Files

    Complot (en. Conspiracy)

    /kɔ̃.plɔ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    A secret plan aimed at harming or overthrowing an authority.
    The plot was discovered before it could be carried out.
    Le complot a été découvert avant qu'il ne puisse être exécuté.
    A Machiavellian scheme or intrigue.
    He was accused of being involved in a plot to destabilize the government.
    Il a été accusé d'être impliqué dans un complot visant à déstabiliser le gouvernement.
    A conspiratorial project.
    The detectives are investigating the plot they had planned for months.
    Les détectives enquêtent sur le complot qu'ils ont prévu depuis des mois.

    Etymology

    From old French 'complot', derived from Latin 'complotare', meaning 'to assemble together'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    plot against
    A secret plan to harm someone.
    complot contre
    to have a plot
    To be involved in a conspiracy.
    avoir un complot
    to denounce a plot
    To make known that there is a harmful secret plan.
    dénoncer un complot

    Related Words

    conspiracist
    A person who believes in conspiracy theories.
    complotiste
    to conspire
    To act secretly to prepare a plot.
    comploter
    conspiring
    The action of conspiring.
    complotage

    Slang Meanings

    Twisted plan
    This guy always has a twisted plan in mind.
    Ce mec a toujours un plan tordu derrière la tête.
    Movie thing
    It looks like a movie thing, a real plot!
    Ça ressemble à un truc de film, un vrai complot !