Polyglot Dictionary

maquinar

/makiˈnaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
maquino
preterite (eu)
maquinei
past participle
maquinado

Meaning

  1. to plot

    • Maquinava uma vingança.

      He plotted revenge.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

tramar

maquinar and tramar are close synonyms for "to plot," both with a negative scheming connotation.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

urdir

urdir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to plot."

Practice

1 What does maquinar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches maquinar?

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