trama

Definitions of trama
  1. noun
    the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
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    filo
    a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
  2. noun
    a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
    synonyms: congiura, cospirazione, insidia, macchinazione, machiavello, ragna, rete, trabocchetto, tranello, tresca
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    types:
    baratto, broglio, cabala, giochetto, imbroglio, inganno, intrigo, lavorio, macchinazione, magagna, maneggio, mena, pania, pastetta, raggiro, rete, sonata, tresca, truffa, turlupinatura
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
    complotto, congiura, cospirazione
    a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
    type of:
    abbozzo, metodica, metodo, metodologia, schema, sistema, strategia, tattica
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  3. noun
    something intended as a guide for making something else
    synonyms: abbozzo, accademia, bozza, bozzetto, canovaccio, disegno, intreccio, modello, quadro, rudimento, schema, schematizzazione, sommario, traccia, tracciato
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    disegno, piano, progetto, programma, proponimento, proposito, proposta
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
  4. noun
    the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality
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    types:
    grana, venatura
    the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric
    type of:
    vedere, vista
    an attribute of vision
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