plot

plot
plot [plɒt]
1. noun
   a. [of ground] terrain m
• building plot terrain m à bâtir
• the vegetable plot le carré de légumes
   b. ( = conspiracy) complot m (to do sth pour faire qch)
   c. [of story] intrigue f
• to lose the plot (inf) être paumé (inf)
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = mark out) [+ course, route] déterminer ; [+ graph, curve] tracer point par point ; [+ progress, development] faire le graphique de
   b. [+ sb's death, ruin] comploter
3. intransitive verb
( = conspire) conspirer
• to plot to do sth comploter de faire qch
* * *
[plɒt] 1.
noun
1) (conspiracy) complot m
2) Cinema, Literature (of novel, film, play) intrigue f

the plot thickens — l'histoire se corse

3) Agriculture (allotment)

plot of land — parcelle f de terre

a vegetable plot — un carré de légumes

4) Construction (site) terrain m à bâtir
2.
transitive verb (p prés etc -tt-)
1) (plan) comploter [murder, attack, return]; fomenter [revolution]
2) (chart) relever [quelque chose] sur une carte [course]; tracer [quelque chose] sur une carte [progress]

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

3) Mathematics (on graph) tracer [quelque chose] point par point [curve, graph]; reporter [figures, points]

to plot the progress of something — tracer la courbe de progression de quelque chose

4) Literature (invent) inventer [episode, story, destiny]
3.
intransitive verb (conspire) conspirer (against contre)

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