Meaning
plot, machination
- a crafty scheme or plot, usually designed to deceive or harm someone
In a sentence
Il ministro ha sventato una complessa macchinazione politica.
The minister thwarted a complex political plot.
Credeva fermamente di essere vittima di una macchinazione dei rivali.
He firmly believed he was the victim of a plot by his rivals.
Nessuno immaginava chi ci fosse dietro quelle macchinazioni.
No one imagined who was behind those machinations.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| macchinazione | feminine · singular |
| macchinazioni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Nouns ending in -zione are almost always feminine and form plurals with -zioni.