Polyglot Dictionary

tramar

/tɾaˈmaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
tramo
preterite (eu)
tramei
past participle
tramado

Meaning

  1. to plot

    • Tramaram um golpe.

      They plotted a coup.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

arquitetar

arquitetar is more about architecting or designing a plan, which can be neutral or scheming; tramar is more clearly about scheming or conspiring, with a negative connotation — both mean "to plot."

maquinar

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

Similar in other languages

Spanish

tramar

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

Spanish

urdir

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

Practice

1 What does tramar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches tramar?

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