machination

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of machinating or plotting.

Conceptes

maquinació

intriga

Sinònims

intrigue

scheme

conspiracy

artifice

plot

cabal

connivance

manipulation

scheming

manoeuvres

practice

treacherous

secret plan

trick up one’s sleeve

brigue

chicane

chicanery

concoction

fabrication

frame up

intrigues

maneuver

maneuvers

Traduccions

machination

macchinazione

maquinación

intrigo

Machenschaft

intriga

μηχανορραφία

Intrige

Machination

intriga

machinatie

maquinação

intrallazzo

δολοπλοκία

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Middle English machynacion, machynacyon, from Middle French machination and directly Latin māchinātiōnem, from māchinor (“devise, invent”). By surface analysis, machinate + -ion or machine + -ation.