ourdir

uʁdiʁ

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of ourdir - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

complotpréparer secrètement un plan ou une action

Les conspirateurs ourdissent un plan pour renverser le gouvernement.

combiner

manigancer

tramer

tissage

TECH.

préparer les fils de chaîne sur une machine avant le tissage

TECH.

L'artisan ourdit soigneusement les fils de laine sur l'ourdissoir.

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ourdir un complot

préparer secrètement un plan malveillant contre quelqu'un

Les rebelles ourdissent un complot contre le gouvernement.

Origin of ourdir

latin, ordire (ourdir, préparer)

Examples of ourdir in a sentence

Elle ourdit en secret une stratégie pour gagner la compétition.
Avant de tisser, il faut ourdir les fils sur le métier.
Elle ourdit la soie avec précision chaque matin.

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English:plot, warp, ...
German:aushecken, schären, ...
Italian:ordire, ...
Spanish:urdir, preparar la urdimbre, ...
Portuguese:tramar, ordir, ...
Chinese:策划, 整经, ...
Japanese:企てる, 整経する, ...
Arabic:دبّر, مدّ الخيوط على النول, ...
Hebrew:לִרְקוֹם, לְהָכִין אֶת חוּטֵי הַשָּׁתִי, ...
Russian:замышлять, навивать, ...
Ukrainian:замишляти, урядити, ...
Catalan:tramar, ordir, ...
Danish:smede, bomme, ...
Dutch:een complot smeden, de draden spannen, ...
Greek:εξυφαίνω, πλέκω, ...
Khmer:រៀបផែនការសម្ងាត់, ត្រៀមខ្សែត្បាញ, ...
Korean:음모를 꾸미다, 날실을 준비하다, ...
Polish:knuć, osnowić, ...
Portuguese (BR):tramar, urdir, ...
Romanian:a urzi, ...
Swedish:smida, varpa, ...
Thai:วางแผนลับ, กรอด้ายยืน, ...
Turkish:komplo kurmak, çözgü hazırlamak, ...
Vietnamese:âm mưu, chuẩn bị sợi dọc, ...

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