scheming

scheme

 (skēm)

n.

1. A systematic plan of action: "Did you ever carry out your scheme of writing a series of sonnets embodying all the great epochs of art?" (Edith Wharton). See Synonyms at plan.

2. A secret or devious plan; a plot: a scheme to defraud investors.

3. An orderly plan or arrangement of related parts: an irrigation scheme with dams, reservoirs, and channels.

4. A chart, diagram, or outline of a system or object.

v. schemed, schem·ing, schemes

v.tr.

To contrive a plan or scheme for; plot: scheming their revenge.

v.intr.

To make plans, especially secret or devious ones.

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[Latin schēma, figure, from Greek skhēma; see segh- in Indo-European roots.]

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schem′er n.

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scheming

(ˈskiːmɪŋ)

adj

given to making plots; cunning

n

intrigues

ˈschemingly adv

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schem•ing

(ˈski mɪŋ)

adj.

given to making plans, esp. sly and underhand ones; crafty; calculating.

[1830–40]

schem′ing•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	scheming - used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community" calculating, calculative, conniving, shrewd hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";
	2.	scheming - concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger" designing artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

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scheming

adjective calculating, cunning, sly, designing, tricky, slippery, wily, artful, conniving, Machiavellian, foxy, deceitful, underhand, duplicitous I'm a cold scheming bitch.
honest, above-board, straightforward, naive, trustworthy, artless, ingenuous, guileless, undesigning

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scheming

adjective

1. Deceitfully clever:

artful, crafty, cunning, foxy, guileful, sharp, sly, tricky, wily.

2. Coldly planning to achieve selfish aims:

calculating, designing.

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Translations

تَدْبير مَكائِد أو دَسائِس

pletichářský

intrigerende

ränkevoll

μηχανορραφία

insidioso

intrigant

áskálódó

undirförull

intrigante

beregnendeintrigant

комбинирование

intrigánsky

düzenbazhileci

阴险的

scheming

[ˈskiːmɪŋ]

A. ADJ (pej) → maquinador, intrigante

B. N → conspiración f, maquinación f

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scheming

[ˈskiːmɪŋ]

adj → rusé(e), intrigant(e)

n → manigances fpl, intrigues fpl

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scheming

n → raffiniertes Vorgehen, Tricks pl (inf); (of politicians, businessmen etc) → Machenschaften pl, → Schliche pl; (at court, in firm etc) → Intrigen pl, → Ränke pl (liter)

adj girl, methods, businessman → raffiniert, durchtrieben; colleague, courtier → intrigant; politician → gewieft (inf); what’s in your scheming little mind? → was führst du im Schild?; her scheming mother-in-law → ihre hinterhältige Schwiegermutter

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scheming

[ˈskiːmɪŋ]

1. adj → intrigante

2. n → intrighi mpl, macchinazioni fpl

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scheme

(skiːm) noun

1. a plan or arrangement; a way of doing something. a colour scheme for the room; There are various schemes for improving the roads. skema خُطَّه، بَرْنامَج، تَصْميم план esquema plán, projekt das Schema plan; -plan σχέδιο, πλάνοplan, programa, proyecto kava نقشه؛طرح suunnitelma planתוכנית योजना plan terv(ezet) rencana áætlun piano, progetto 計画 계획 planas, projektas, būdas plāns; projekts skema planplan, ordning, systemsystem, plan, projekt پلان، نقشه، جدول ، توطيهْ، سازش، نقشه اچول، پلان جوړول، توطيْه كول esquema plan план, проект plán, projekt načrt plan plan, förslag แผนการ; การจัดวิธีการทำอะไรบางอย่าง plân 計劃，方案 план; програма منصوبہ kế hoạch 计划，方案

2. a (usually secret) dishonest plan. His schemes to steal the money were discovered. plannetjie مَكيدَه заговор ardil pikle der Plan plan πλεκτάνη, κομπίναestratagema salasepitsus توطئه juoni combineמזימה पद्धति spletka cselszövés rencana jahat ráðabrugg intrigo, complotto たくらみ 모의 intriga, pinklės intriga; ļauns nodoms skim intrigeintrigeintryga توطيهْ ardil complot заговор, нечестныи замысел machinácie naklep zavera intrig, listig plan แผนการที่ไม่ซื่อ hile, düzen 陰謀 інтрига; махінація سازش âm mưu 阴谋

verb

to make (especially dishonest) schemes. He was punished for scheming against the President; They have all been scheming for my dismissal. konkel يُدَبِّرُ مُؤامَرةً أو مَكيدَه заговорнича conspirar intrikovat Ränke schmieden lave intriger μηχανορραφώ, δολοπλοκώ conspirar sepitsema توطئه كردن juonitella comploter לִרקוֹם מְזִימָה योजना बनाना या तैयार करना praviti planove összeesküszik membuat rencana brugga ráð complottare, tramare たくらむ 모의하다 regzti intrigas vērpt intrigas membuat rancangan sulit intrigerenlegge opp råd mot, lage intriger spiskować, intrygować توطيْه كول conspirar a complota замышлять недоброе; плести интриги intrigovať spletkariti kovati zaveru intrigera, smida ränker วางแผน düzen kurmak, dolap çevirmek 策劃 замишляти; інтригувати سازش کرنا có âm mưu 策划

ˈschemer noun

He's a dangerous schemer. konkelaar مُدَبِّر مَكائِد أو دَسائِس интригант conspirador intrikán der Ränkeschmied intrigemager μηχανορράφος intrigante intrigant توطئه گر juonittelija intrigant/-ante זוֹמֵם תַּחבּוּלוֹת षड्यंत्रकारी planer, spletkar cselszövő perencana ráðabruggari cospiratore 陰謀家 계획자 intrigantas intrigants pembuat rancangan sulit intrigantintrigemaker, renkesmedintrygant سكيم جوړونكى، نقشه جوړونكى، پلان جوړونكى، چلى conspirador intrigant интриган intrigán spletkar prevarant intrigmakare, ränksmidare ผู้ออกอุบาย düzenbaz, entrikacı 密謀者 інтриган سازشی، چالباز kẻ âm mưu 阴谋家

ˈscheming adjective

having or making (usually secret) dishonest plans. a scheming woman. knoeiend تَدْبير مَكائِد أو دَسائِس подмолен intrigante pletichářský ränkevoll intrigerende ραδιούργος maquinador, intrigante intrigeeriv مكار juonitteleva intrigant זוֹמֵם תַּחבּוּלוֹת षड्यंत्र करना praviti spletke áskálódó beritikad buruk undirförull intrigante, たくらみのある 약삭빠른, 교활한 užsiimantis intrigomis intrigu pilns; viltīgs yang membuat rancangan sulit sluwberegnende, intrigant intrygancki چلى intrigante intrigant занимающийся интригами intrigánsky spletkarski prevarantski beräknande, intrigant เจ้าเล่ห์ hileci, düzenbaz 陰險的 підступний; лукавий سازشیں کرنے والا có mưu đồ 阴险的

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