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manigancer

to scheme, to plot

verb mah-nee-gahn-SEH Rare

Usage Note

manigancer is mildly pejorative — it implies secretive, low-level scheming rather than grand conspiracy. It conjugates like avancer (soft -c- before -a/-o-). Qu'est-ce qu'il manigance encore? is a typical suspicious question about someone acting suspiciously.

Examples

"Qu'est-ce qu'ils manigancent dans le couloir ?"

Natural Translation

What are they scheming in the hallway?

Literal Translation

What is it that they are scheming in the hallway?

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