plan

Definitions of plan
  1. noun
    a preset plan of action in team sports
    synonyms: stratagème, stratégie
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    match de football
    (American football) a play by the offensive team
    clinquant, tape-à-l'oeil
    any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
    match de basketball
    a play executed by a basketball team
    run
    (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
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    plan d'action
    a plan for actively doing something
  2. noun
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
    synonyms: programme
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    concept
    a schematic or preliminary plan
    design, dessin, projet
    something intended as a guide for making something else
    plan d'action
    a plan for actively doing something
    projet
    a planned undertaking
    agenda
    a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
    directive
    a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action
    stratagème, stratégie
    a preset plan of action in team sports
    méthode
    a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
    manoeuvre, tactique
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
    stratégie
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
    mine d'or
    a project that generates a continuous flow of money
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    idée
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
  3. noun
    a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
    synonyms: complot
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    cabale, conspiration, intrigue, machination
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
    cabale, conspiration
    a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
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    stratégie
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  4. noun
    something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
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    design
    an arrangement scheme
  5. noun
    a level of existence or development
    synonyms: niveau
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    degré, niveau
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
  6. noun
    a plan or design of something that is laid out
    synonyms: brouillon, dessin
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    design
    an arrangement scheme
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