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tramer

to plot, to scheme

verb trah-MEH Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Origin: Old French trame (weft of cloth)

Also means

to weave (a plot)

Usage Note

Tramer comes from weaving (la trame is the weft of a fabric) and metaphorically means to weave together a conspiracy or plan. Qu'est-ce qu'il trame? ('what is he plotting?') is a natural colloquial use. The noun la trame also means the plot structure of a narrative, used in literary criticism.

Examples

"Ils tramaient un complot depuis des semaines."

Natural Translation

They had been plotting a conspiracy for weeks.

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