mastermind

Drahtzieher, Vordenker

Die Person, die einen klugen Plan entwickelt und dessen Umsetzung leitet.

In einfachem Englisch: The person who thinks of a clever plan and directs how it is carried out.

• She was the mastermind behind the project.
• Police are searching for the robbery’s mastermind.
• The two masterminds planned every detail of the operation.

So benutzt man es: the mastermind behind something (She was the mastermind behind the successful campaign.); the mastermind of something (Police arrested the mastermind of the robbery.)

Synonyme: planner, organizer, strategist, architect

Häufige Wendungen: mastermind behind something, criminal mastermind, the alleged mastermind, mastermind of something

planen, ausklügeln

Einen klugen Plan für etwas entwickeln und dessen Umsetzung leiten.

In einfachem Englisch: To create a clever plan for something and direct how it is carried out.

• She masterminded the campaign.
• Police believe he masterminded several robberies.
• Who will mastermind the company’s expansion overseas?

Synonyme: plan, organize, orchestrate, engineer

Häufige Wendungen: mastermind an operation, mastermind a campaign, mastermind a robbery, mastermind a plan