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macchinazione

plot, machination

noun mahk-kee-nah-TSYOH-neh Rare
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Origin: From Latin machinatio, from machinari (to contrive).

Also means

scheming

Usage Note

Macchinazione is a formal, literary word for a deliberate secret scheme, stronger than the everyday trama. It almost always appears in the plural — le macchinazioni — and implies calculated malice rather than mere deception.

Examples

"Le loro macchinazioni furono scoperte."

Natural Translation

Their schemes were uncovered.

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