Scheming
intrigante
definition
verb
he schemed to bring about the collapse of the government
make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.
noun
He doubted she would be there, considering they were practically done with their scheming , but he was willing to hope for anything.
the activity or practice of making secret or underhanded plans.
adjective
they had mean, scheming little minds
given to or involved in making secret and underhanded plans.
translation of 'scheming'
adjective
intrigante
example
Trapped by political 'scheming' , he was left with little choice but to accept the military assignment.
She will be the death us all if we do not beware of her 'scheming' ways.
Alas, it is becoming as tiresomely cliched as all the others, with its share of 'scheming' women.
Alison of course was doing some very careful 'scheming' since Carleen's birthday was approaching rapidly.
She was planning, or rather 'scheming' , in her children's lives.
The play bounces from 'scheming' romance to high-camp comedy, leaving the audience torn between giggling and nail-biting over this complicated love hexagon.
It's a talent that I've honed over my many years of 'scheming' .
The dire need for money is a constant concern for Lucy in the I Love Lucy plot lexicon, and this is one of the better examples of 'scheming' gone sour.
She had black glittering, 'scheming' eyes and was very blunt.
Little did Thomas know that all his 'scheming' would be moot in just a few hours.
When my friend told me about this aspect of the pre-interview my 'scheming' humorist mind awakened like a sleeping giant.
They weren't like Zach's eyes, that often gleamed from greed or 'scheming' , but Mitch's eyes were like a child's on Christmas morning, full of innocence.
Its rigid structures and processes and predictable ways might stymie his unethical 'scheming' .
I was kidding myself; why would a sweet girl like Andrea want to be with a rebellious, 'scheming' character like me?
Their own 'scheming' behavior was equally if not more reprehensible.
With plenty of delightful romantic 'scheming' from Dolly, this play is looking forward to a successful run.
She isn't a 'scheming' adulteress - she's too naive, too hopeful.
This grandiose 'scheming' is intercut with real news archive from the time, which shows the reverse - the siege descending into farce and defeat.
In doing so, he must also outwit Francesca's 'scheming' mother as well as her overweight fiancé, while schooling another admirer in the ways of love.
As a result of their 'scheming' ways, the dastardly duo are clearly making enemies outside the house.
The game is designed to be fun to play and a lighthearted approach to being a evil 'scheming' megalomaniac, so although there are many different ways of being evil, there is no slavery or genocide.
And their 'scheming' couldn't have been done at a better time.
Members of the jury, we have given you overwhelming evidence leading up to the day of the plot; his plans; his actions; his plotting; his 'scheming' .
His 'scheming' boss and mob underling, Sykes, demands that Oscar pay up the clams he has borrowed during his get-rich-quick schemes.
It's not everyday you see the grand thespian as a 'scheming' womanizer who will stop short at nothing, save ‘a bit of crackling,’ to revive his stagnant career.
They must have learnt from the landlord that I had my ear to their window when he had arrived, and it is most likely that they, the devil priest in particular, would have recognised me from the tavern where I had first overheard their 'scheming' .
The antagonistic forces that fight with each other can't remain unscathed from their experiences since their 'scheming' is bound to cause a deep change in the balance that both initially had.
A 'scheming' killer, this creature would play with its toys until they expired, and enjoy every minute of it if they did not make each move with great care.
However, her 'scheming' ultimately leads to catastrophe.
Their 'scheming' ultimately led to Coriolanus' banishment from Rome.
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