PLOT - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

I. plot [Brit plɒt, Am plɑt] N

1. plot (conspiracy):

plot: complot m

plot: conspiration f (against contre, to do pour faire)

an assassination plot: un complot d'assassinat

2. plot (of novel, film, play):

plot CINE, LIT: intrigue f

the plot thickens: l'histoire se corse

3. plot (for growing plants):

plot of land: parcelle f de terre

a vegetable plot: un carré de légumes

4. plot CONSTR (site):

plot: terrain m à bâtir

5. plot (in cemetery):

plot: concession f funéraire

II. plot <pres part plotting; pret, pp plotted> [Brit plɒt, Am plɑt] VB trans

1. plot (plan):

plot murder, attack, return: comploter

plot revolution: fomenter

to plot to do: comploter de faire

2. plot (chart):

plot course: relever [qc] sur une carte

plot progress: tracer [qc] sur une carte

we plotted our position on the map: nous avons pointé notre position sur la carte

3. plot (on graph):

plot MATH, STAT curve, graph: tracer [qc] point par point

plot figures, points: reporter

to plot the progress/decline of sth: tracer la courbe de progression/déclin de qc

4. plot LIT (invent):

plot episode, story, destiny: inventer

a carefully/thinly plotted play: une pièce à l'intrigue bien construite/bien mince

III. plot <pres part plotting; pret, pp plotted> [Brit plɒt, Am plɑt] VB intr (conspire)

plot: conspirer (against contre)

to plot together: conspirer ensemble

IV. plot [Brit plɒt, Am plɑt]

to lose the plot: perdre la tête

building plot N

building plot: terrain m à bâtir

plot twist [ˈplɒ(t) twɪst, Amˈplɑ(t) ˌtwɪst] N

plot twist: rebondissement m

Gunpowder Plot HISTORY

Gunpowder Plot: Conspiration f des Poudres

Bonfire Night Info

Bonfire Night: Fête britannique qui commémore l'échec de la Conspiration des Poudres. Le 5 novembre 1605, des conspirateurs catholiques menés par Guy Fawkes tentèrent de faire sauter le Parlement pour se débarrasser du roi et de son gouvernement, mais ils furent découverts et exécutés. Aujourd'hui, on brûle des effigies du Guy dans de grands feux de joie (bonfires), et on tire des feux d'artifice.

pocket-handkerchief (very small) garden, plot: grand comme un mouchoir de poche

pared-down prose, plot: dépouillé

French

English

comploter attentat, ruine: to plot

comploter: to plot (contre against, de faire to do)

machiner trahison: to plot

complot: plot (contre against)

ourdir un complot: to hatch a plot

faire partie du complot: to be in on the plot

mettre qn dans le complot: to let sb in on the plot

lopin (de terre): patch of land, plot (of land)

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. plot [plɒt, Am plɑ:t] N

1. plot (conspiracy, secret plan):

plot: complot m

the Gunpowder Plot: la Conspiration des Poudres

2. plot (story line):

plot: intrigue f

3. plot (small piece of land):

plot: parcelle f

building plot: parcelle à bâtir

garden plot: jardin m

vegetable plot: potager m

Phrases:

the plot thickens iron hum: les choses se compliquent

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

1. plot (conspire):

plot: comploter

2. plot (create):

plot story line: écrire

3. plot (present or represent graphically):

plot curve: tracer

4. plot MIL:

plot position: pointer

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

plot: comploter

the plot thickens fig: les choses se compliquent

French

English

machination: plot

lopin de terre: plot of land

intrigue: plot

c'est l'instigateur du complot: he's behind the plot

traficoter: to plot

mitonner qc avenir: to plot sth

trafiquer: to plot

tramer coup: to plot

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. plot [plat] N

1. plot (conspiracy, secret plan):

plot: complot m

2. plot (story line):

plot: intrigue f

3. plot (small piece of land):

plot: parcelle f

garden plot: jardin m

vegetable plot: potager m

Phrases:

the plot thickens iron hum: les choses fpl se compliquent

II. plot <-tt-> [plat] VB trans

1. plot (conspire):

plot: comploter

2. plot (create):

plot story line: écrire

3. plot (present or represent graphically):

plot curve: tracer

4. plot MIL:

plot position: pointer

III. plot <-tt-> [plat] VB intr

plot: comploter

the plot thickens fig: les choses se compliquent

French

English

machination: plot

lopin de terre: plot of land

intrigue: plot

c'est l'instigateur du complot: he's behind the plot

traficoter: to plot

trafiquer: to plot

tramer coup: to plot

couver: to plot

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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the film is weak on plot: le film manque d'action

to plot one's bearings: tracer sa route

the plot thickens fig: les choses se compliquent

building plot: parcelle à bâtir

garden plot: jardin m

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The pared-down elegance of the works eloquently expresses this longing for a clean slate.

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A projecting three-bay central block, like a pared-down triumphal arch, provides a monumental entrance.

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It follows the latest fashion in custom bikes with a more restrained and pared-down look, including a narrower than usual rear tyre.

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Offering an extremely pared-down experience, it's as elemental as driving gets.

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Retaining and incorporating the facade in alternative, pared-down hotel designs was considered but ruled out.

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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. plot [Brit plɒt, Am plɑt] N

1. plot (conspiracy):

2. plot (of novel, film, play):

3. plot (for growing plants):

4. plot CONSTR (site):

5. plot (in cemetery):

II. plot <pres part plotting; pret, pp plotted> [Brit plɒt, Am plɑt] VB trans

1. plot (plan):

2. plot (chart):

3. plot (on graph):

4. plot LIT (invent):

III. plot <pres part plotting; pret, pp plotted> [Brit plɒt, Am plɑt] VB intr (conspire)

IV. plot [Brit plɒt, Am plɑt]

building plot N

plot twist [ˈplɒ(t) twɪst, Amˈplɑ(t) ˌtwɪst] N

Gunpowder Plot HISTORY

Bonfire Night Info

in the PONS Dictionary

I. plot [plɒt, Am plɑ:t] N

1. plot (conspiracy, secret plan):

2. plot (story line):

3. plot (small piece of land):

Phrases:

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

1. plot (conspire):

2. plot (create):

3. plot (present or represent graphically):

4. plot MIL:

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

I. plot [plat] N

1. plot (conspiracy, secret plan):

2. plot (story line):

3. plot (small piece of land):

Phrases:

II. plot <-tt-> [plat] VB trans

1. plot (conspire):

2. plot (create):

3. plot (present or represent graphically):

4. plot MIL:

III. plot <-tt-> [plat] VB intr

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