intrigue
21INTRIGUE — n. f. Pratique secrète qu’on emploie pour faire réussir ou pour faire manquer une affaire. Intrigue difficile à démêler, à débrouiller. Démêler, dénouer une intrigue. Conduire, mener une intrigue. Des intrigues de cour, de cabinet. Pénétrer les… …
22intrigue — I n. 1) to carry on, engage in (an) intrigue 2) high; petty intrigue 3) a hotbed; web of intrigue II v. (d; intr.) to intrigue against; with (to intrigue against the government) * * * [ɪn triːg] engage in (an) intrigue petty intrigue web of… …
23intrigue — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ international, political ▪ court ▪ a tale of treachery and court intrigue VERB + INTRIGUE ▪ engage in …
24intrigue — in|trigue1 [ınˈtri:g] v [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: intriguer, from Italian intrigare, from Latin intricare; INTRICATE] 1.) [T] if something intrigues you, it interests you a lot because it seems strange or mysterious ▪ Other people s… …
25intrigue — I UK [ɪnˈtriːɡ] / US [ɪnˈtrɪɡ] verb Word forms intrigue : present tense I/you/we/they intrigue he/she/it intrigues present participle intriguing past tense intrigued past participle intrigued 1) [transitive] to make someone very interested in… …
26intrigue — {{11}}intrigue (n.) 1640s, probably from INTRIGUE (Cf. intrigue) (v.). {{12}}intrigue (v.) 1610s, to trick, deceive, cheat (earlier entriken, late 14c.), from Fr. intriguer (16c.), from It. intrigare to plot, meddle, from L. intricare entangle… …
27intrigue — intrigues, intriguing, intrigued (The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱ntriːg[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪntri͟ːg[/t]].) 1) N VAR: usu with supp Intrigue is the making of secret plans to harm or deceive people. ...political intrigue. ...a powerful… …
28intrigue — I. noun Etymology: French intricate affair, from Italian intrigo, from intrigare to entangle, from Latin intricare Date: 1609 1. a. a secret scheme ; machination b. the practice of engaging in intrigues 2. a clandestine love affair Synonyms: see …
29intrigue — in|trigue1 [ ın trig ] verb 1. ) transitive to make someone very interested in knowing more about something, especially something that seems mysterious: That old house has always intrigued me. 2. ) intransitive LITERARY to plan secretly,… …
30intrigue — 1 verb 1 (T) if something intrigues you, you are very interested by it, especially because it seems strange or mysterious: I was intrigued by his request. 2 (I) literary to make secret plans to harm someone or make them lose their position of… …
