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Meanings of
machination
in anglès
portuguès
intriga
català
intriga
espanyol
intriga
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Clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.
intrigue
cabal
català
intriga
Usage of
machination
in anglès
1
But they were no match for the grim
machination
thrown against them.
2
Ages of
machination
...
'
He lifted his hands to gesture about the empty room.
3
After centuries of manipulation and
machination
,
the Dragon Court had won.
4
Honest and straightforward, what could he do against this far-reaching
machination
?
5
Not to any man I knew could the
machination
,
for a moment, be attributed.
6
The protest of the church was of no avail to defeat the
machination
of demagogues.
7
It was the day before yesterday, that I obtained the key of that dark
machination
.
8
She believes herself, like the daughters of Marshal Simon, the victim of an odious
machination
.
9
And if we would render ourselves proof against its
machination
,
we must remove our weaknesses.
10
All MacTaggart's anger rose against madame for her
machination
.
11
What abominable
machination
might she not expect from the villain who had deliberately dishonored Pascal?
12
These observations are not made in a corner; there is no low intrigue; no secret
machination
.
13
What far-reaching
machination
was he so laboriously evolving?
14
No longer will a man come to be dictator by force or oratory, propaganda, or political
machination
.
15
In a flash of panic, Crane wondered if it was all a diabolical
machination
of Brent Taber's.
16
By constant
machination
and intrigue the king's revenues have been so depleted that ordinary debts are troublesome.
Other examples for "machination"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
machination
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
odious machination
far-reaching machination
secret machination
abominable machination
constant machination
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Translations for
machination
portuguès
intriga
conspiração
català
intriga
espanyol
intriga
Machination
through the time