mastermind

cerveau, organisateur

Personne qui imagine un plan ingénieux et dirige sa mise en œuvre.

En anglais simple : The person who thinks of a clever plan and directs how it is carried out.

• She was the mastermind behind the project.
• Police are searching for the robbery’s mastermind.
• The two masterminds planned every detail of the operation.

Comment l'utiliser : the mastermind behind something (She was the mastermind behind the successful campaign.); the mastermind of something (Police arrested the mastermind of the robbery.)

Synonymes : planner, organizer, strategist, architect

Expressions courantes : mastermind behind something, criminal mastermind, the alleged mastermind, mastermind of something

concevoir, orchestrer

Élaborer un plan ingénieux et diriger sa mise en œuvre.

En anglais simple : To create a clever plan for something and direct how it is carried out.

• She masterminded the campaign.
• Police believe he masterminded several robberies.
• Who will mastermind the company’s expansion overseas?

Synonymes : plan, organize, orchestrate, engineer

Expressions courantes : mastermind an operation, mastermind a campaign, mastermind a robbery, mastermind a plan