scheme

plan, projet, combine

Plan pour parvenir à un résultat, parfois secret ou malhonnête.

En anglais simple : A plan for achieving something, sometimes secretly or dishonestly.

• The scheme will provide cheaper housing.
• They uncovered a scheme to steal money.
• Several training schemes are open to recent graduates.

Comment l'utiliser : scheme to do something (Police uncovered a scheme to steal customer data.); scheme for doing something (The company announced a scheme for helping new employees.)

Synonymes : plan, project, plot

Expressions courantes : training scheme, pension scheme, dishonest scheme

schéma

Dessin montrant comment les parties de quelque chose sont disposées ou reliées.

En anglais simple : A drawing that shows how the parts of something are arranged or connected.

• The scheme shows the electrical connections.
• He drew a scheme of the water system.
• Compare the two schemes to see how the layouts differ.

Comment l'utiliser : scheme of something (The engineer drew a scheme of the ventilation system.)

Synonymes : diagram, plan, schematic

Expressions courantes : circuit scheme, structural scheme, scheme of something

comploter, manigancer

Préparer des plans secrets ou malhonnêtes, surtout pour nuire à quelqu’un ou obtenir un avantage.

En anglais simple : To make secret or dishonest plans, especially to harm someone or gain an advantage.

• They schemed against their rivals.
• She was scheming to get her brother blamed.
• The officials had secretly schemed to remove the leader.

Comment l'utiliser : scheme against someone (They were scheming against the king.); scheme to do something (He schemed to take control of the business.)

Synonymes : plot, conspire

Expressions courantes : scheme against someone, scheme to win