French Conversation · Level 82
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French word
complot
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃plo/
Meaning
- masculine nounconspiracy
Example
La police a déjoué un complot.
The police foiled a conspiracy.
More examples
Il aurait ourdi un complot contre son rival.
He reportedly devised a conspiracy against his rival.
Core concept
Several people quietly coordinate a secret plan to gain an advantage or cause harm.
Common phrases
ourdir un complot
devise a conspiracy
être victime d'un complot
be the victim of a conspiracy
Similar words
conspiration: A secret plan by several people to carry out wrongdoing or cause harm.
Definition in French
Projet secret élaboré par plusieurs personnes en vue d'obtenir un avantage ou de nuire, souvent en contournant la loi.
Word origin
French inherited complot from Old French complot, a word for a secret agreement or plan; its deeper etymology is uncertain.
Usage tips
- Complot is masculine, so the usual articles are un complot and le complot.
Other meanings
- plotnoun
- schemenoun
Opposites
- véritétruthnoun
- transparencetransparencynoun
Related words
- comploterplotverb
- complotismeconspiracy theorynoun
- complotisteconspiracy theoristnoun