Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - intrigue
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Intrigue
intrigue
(intrigued) 1. Intrigue is the making of secret plans to harm or deceive people. ...political intrigue. ...a powerful story of intrigue, passion and betrayal. N-VAR: usu with supp 2. If something, especially something strange, intrigues you, it interests you and you want to know more about it. The novelty of the situation intrigued him. = fascinate VERB: V n
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I. noun Etymology: French intricate affair, from Italian intrigo, from intrigare to entangle, from Latin intricare Date: 1609 1. a. a secret scheme ; machination b. the practice of engaging in ~s 2. a clandestine love affair Synonyms: see plot II. verb (~d; intriguing) Date: 1612 transitive verb 1. cheat, trick 2. to accomplish by ~ ~d myself into the club 3. obsolete entangle 4. to arouse the interest, desire, or curiosity of ~d by the tale intransitive verb to carry on an ~; especially plot, scheme • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. (intrigues, intrigued, intriguing) 1 intr. (foll. by with) a carry on an underhand plot. b use secret influence. 2 tr. arouse the curiosity of; fascinate. --n. 1 an underhand plot or plotting. 2 archaic a secret love affair. Derivatives intriguer n. intriguing adj. (esp. in sense 2 of v.). intriguingly adv. Etymology: F intrigue (n.), intriguer (v.) f. It. intrigo, intrigare f. L (as INTRICATE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. интрига; происки, махинации, козни a passion for intrigue —- страсть к интриганству 2. тайная любовная связь; интрижка 3. сочетание дамы и валета (в некоторых карточных играх) 4. сюжет, сюжетная линия, интрига 5. интриговать, вести интриги; заниматься происками, махинациями; строить козни; организовывать тайные заговоры to intrigue with smb. against smb. —- строить козни совместно с кем-л. против кого-л. 6. заинтриговывать, заинтересовывать, увлекать his remark intrigued me —- его замечание заинтриговало меня 7. редк. озадачивать; сбивать с толку, вводить в заблуждение 8. иметь тайную любовную связь (с кем-л.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) интрига, тайные происки 2) интрижка (любовная связь) Syn: conspiracy, machination, plot, scheme 2. v. 1) интриговать, строить козни (against - против) The men were imprisoned for intriguing against the government. 2) заинтересовать, заинтриговать (with) The natives were intrigued with the colour of our skin. 3) иметь интрижку (with) ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 v 1 if something intrigues you, you are very interested by it, especially because it seems strange or mysterious (I was intrigued by his request.) 2 literary to make secret plans to harm someone or make them lose their position of power (While King Richard was abroad, the barons had been intriguing against him.) ~2 n 1 the act or practice of secretly planning to harm someone or make them lose their position of power (It's an exciting story of political intrigue and murder. | a web of intrigue) 2 a secret plan to harm someone or make them lose their position of power ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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