conspiracy

complot, conspiration

Accord secret entre plusieurs personnes pour faire quelque chose de mauvais ou d’illégal.

En anglais simple : A secret agreement between people to do something wrong or illegal.

• They uncovered a conspiracy against the king.
• Several officials were involved in the conspiracy.
• She discovered a conspiracy to steal the election.

Comment l'utiliser : a conspiracy to do something (Police uncovered a conspiracy to attack the minister.); a conspiracy against someone/something (The king suspected a conspiracy against him.)

Synonymes : plot, scheme

Expressions courantes : a conspiracy against, uncover a conspiracy, join a conspiracy

entente criminelle

Accord entre au moins deux personnes pour commettre un crime ou un délit.

En anglais simple : An agreement between two or more people to commit a crime.

• He denied the conspiracy charge.
• They were convicted of conspiracy to murder.
• The prosecution must prove that a conspiracy existed.

Comment l'utiliser : conspiracy to do something (He was charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.); conspiracy with someone (The court found evidence of conspiracy with two other defendants.)

Synonymes : criminal agreement

Expressions courantes : conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to defraud, charged with conspiracy

volée de corbeaux

Ensemble de grands corbeaux réunis.

En anglais simple : A group of ravens together.

• A conspiracy of ravens flew overhead.
• We watched a conspiracy of ravens in the field.
• The conspiracy scattered when the dog approached.

Comment l'utiliser : a conspiracy of ravens (A conspiracy of ravens gathered near the old tower.)

Synonymes : flock

Expressions courantes : conspiracy of ravens, a raven conspiracy

convergence de règles

En linguistique, situation où différentes règles produisent des résultats identiques ou très proches.

En anglais simple : Different language rules produce the same or closely related result.

• These rules form a conspiracy.
• The phonological conspiracy produces similar sounds.
• Several vowel changes participate in this conspiracy.

Expressions courantes : phonological conspiracy, grammatical conspiracy