PLOT - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

English

German

I. plot [plɒt, Am plɑ:t] N

1. plot (conspiracy):

plot: Verschwörung f <-, -en>

the Gunpowder Plot: die Pulververschwörung

to foil a plot: einen Plan [o. ein Vorhaben] vereiteln

to hatch a plot: einen Plan aushecken

a plot against sb/sth: eine Verschwörung gegen jdn/etw

a plot to overthrow the government: ein Plan, die Regierung zu stürzen

2. plot LIT (storyline):

plot: Handlung f <-, -en>

plot: Plot m <-s, -s> spec

plot line [or strand]: Handlungsverlauf m

3. plot (of land):

plot: Parzelle f <-, -n>

building plot: Bauland nt <-(e)s>

garden/vegetable plot: Garten-/Gemüsebeet nt

4. plot COMPUT:

plot: grafische Darstellung

Phrases:

to lose the plot inf: den Überblick verlieren

the plot thickens hum: die Lage spitzt sich zu

II. plot <-tt-> [plɒt, Am plɑ:t] VB trans

1. plot (conspire):

to plot sth: etw [im Geheimen] planen a. hum

2. plot (mark out):

to plot sth: etw [grafisch] darstellen

radar operators plotted the course of the incoming missile: Radarschirme haben den Kurs der herannahenden Rakete geortet

to plot a curve: eine Kurve zeichnen [o. darstellen]

to plot a position: eine Position ausmachen

3. plot (create storyline):

to plot sth novel, play, scene: sich dat die Handlung für etw acc ausdenken

we've already plotted the first three episodes: die Handlung der ersten drei Folgen steht schon

III. plot <-tt-> [plɒt, Am plɑ:t] VB intr

to plot against sb/sth: sich acc gegen jdn/etw verschwören

to plot to do sth also hum: planen, etw zu tun

they're plotting to take over the company: sie ziehen im Hintergrund die Fäden, um die Firma zu übernehmen

plot out VB trans

to plot out ⇆ sth route: etw [grob] planen

to plot out ⇆ sth scene, story: etw umreißen

Gun·pow·der ˈplot N

the Gunpowder plot Brit HISTORY: die Pulververschwörung (Verschwörung von katholischen Edelleuten, u. a. Guy Fawkes, um Jakob I. und das Parlament am 5.11.1605 in die Luft zu sprengen)

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ground plot N

ground plot: Grundstück nt

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plot hole N

plot hole: Ungereimtheit (in der Handlung eines Films, einer Serie etc.) f

plot hole: Logikloch nt

German

English

Handlungsablauf: plot

Plot: plot

Handlungsvorgang: plot

Nebenhandlung: sub-plot

Handlungsstrang: plot [thread]

Klett Biology Glossary

plot VB

plot: auftragen

plot against sth: darstellen (in Abhängigkeit von etw.)

Present
I	plot
you	plot
he/she/it	plots
we	plot
you	plot
they	plot

Past
I	plotted
you	plotted
he/she/it	plotted
we	plotted
you	plotted
they	plotted

Present Perfect
I	have	plotted
you	have	plotted
he/she/it	has	plotted
we	have	plotted
you	have	plotted
they	have	plotted

Past Perfect
I	had	plotted
you	had	plotted
he/she/it	had	plotted
we	had	plotted
you	had	plotted
they	had	plotted

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

this book is bankrupt of plot: in diesem Buch gibt es keine Handlung

a plot to overthrow the government: ein Plan, die Regierung zu stürzen

to peg out a plot of land: Land abstecken

to devise a plot [or scheme]: einen Plan aushecken form

to devise a plot [or scheme]: ein Komplott schmieden

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The plot is largely a retread of the original movie - nothing wrong with that - but it feels strangely dated, derivative rather than a fresh re-interpretation.

www.smh.com.au

There have been some variations of the plot in different versions of the play/film.

en.wikipedia.org

The information about the orange grove is confirmed: his barren plot contains only a tumbledown shack and a tumbleweed.

en.wikipedia.org

This plot may identify serial correlations in the residuals.

en.wikipedia.org

A lag plot can be used to verify the residuals are independent.

en.wikipedia.org