Definition
Complicated plans or schemes, especially clever or dishonest ones designed to achieve something.
Etymology
From Latin 'machinari' (to contrive), from 'machina' (machine). Originally meant mechanical devices, then evolved to mean clever plots and schemes.
Kelly Says
The word comes from 'machine' — because medieval people saw complicated plots like the gears and levers of a mechanical device working together in precise, hidden ways to produce a result.
Translations
ARالعربية
مؤامرات
mow-a-ma-raht
CACatalà
maquinacions
mah-kee-nah-syohn-es
CSČeština
machinace
mah-chee-nah-tsy
DADansk
maskineri
mask-ee-neh-ree
DEDeutsch
Machinationen
mah-kee-nah-syohn-en
ELΕλληνικά
μηχανές
mee-ha-nes
ESEspañol
maquinaciones
mah-kee-nah-syohn-es
FAفارسی
توطئه ها
too-to-eh-ha
FISuomi
koneistaminen
koh-nee-is-tah-mee-nen
FRFrançais
machinations
mah-chee-nas-syohn-s
HEעברית
מכונות
mah-kee-noht
HIहिन्दी
योजनाएँ
yo-ja-na-en
HUMagyar
gépjátékok
gep-ya-tek-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
intrik
in-trik
ITItaliano
machinazioni
mah-kee-nah-syohn-eh-ee
KKKK
ұйымдастырулар
oo-ee-m-da-st-ee-roo-lar
KMKM
ឧបត្ថម្ភ
oo-bat-tham-ph
MSBahasa Melayu
intrik
in-trik
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-daw
NLNederlands
machinaties
mah-kee-na-tee-es
NONorsk
maskineri
mask-ee-neh-ree
PAPA
ਯੋਜਨਾਵਾਂ
yo-jo-na-van
PLPolski
machinacje
mah-chee-nah-tsye
PTPortuguês
machinações
mah-chee-nah-syohn-s
RORomână
machinații
mah-chee-nah-tee-ee
RUРусский
замыслы
zah-my-sly
SVSvenska
maskineri
mask-ee-neh-ree
SWKiswahili
mpango
m-pan-go
TAதமிழ்
திட்டமிடல்கள்
thi-tta-mi-da-l-gal
TEతెలుగు
చూపులు
choo-poo-lu
TRTürkçe
komplolar
kom-plo-lar
UKУкраїнська
махінації
mah-hee-nah-tsee-ee
VITiếng Việt
âm mưu
am-moo