plot
/plɑt/ sustantivo B2En español: argumento, trama, hilo argumental, intriga
- The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- An area or land used for building on or planting on.
- A grave. · He's buried in the family plot.
- A ground plan, map; a nautical chart.
- A sketch or outline detailing the arrangement of something; a plan.
- A synopsis of a literary work.
- A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
- A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable. · The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board.· The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot.
Plural plots
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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“No, Valentine, for I have foreseen all their plots; no, your enemy is conquered since we know her, and you will live, Valentine—live to be happy yourself, and to confer happiness upon a noble heart; but to insure this you must rely on me.”
“My father is not engaged in this fearful plot, is he, sir?” asked Valentine, clasping her hands.
You understand, my dear baron, that legal methods are the safest in criminal cases; it was, perhaps, some plot against you.” Andrea looked steadily at Monte Cristo and disappeared in the second drawing-room.
“Why, that is the very worst offence they could possibly commit; for, don’t you see, Renée, the king is the father of his people, and he who shall plot or contrive aught against the life and safety of the parent of thirty-two millions of souls, is a parricide upon a fearfully great scale?”
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