tresca

Definitions of tresca
  1. noun
    a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
    synonyms: congiura, cospirazione, insidia, macchinazione, machiavello, ragna, rete, trabocchetto, trama, tranello
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    baratto, broglio, cabala, giochetto, imbroglio, inganno, intrigo, lavorio, macchinazione, magagna, maneggio, mena, pania, pastetta, raggiro, rete, sonata, 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)
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    abbozzo, metodica, metodo, metodologia, schema, sistema, strategia, tattica
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  2. noun
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
    synonyms: baratto, broglio, cabala, giochetto, imbroglio, inganno, intrigo, lavorio, macchinazione, magagna, maneggio, mena, pania, pastetta, raggiro, rete, sonata, truffa, turlupinatura
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    type of:
    congiura, cospirazione, insidia, macchinazione, machiavello, ragna, rete, trabocchetto, trama, tranello
    a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
  3. noun
    the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
    synonyms: macchinazione, scenario
  4. noun
    a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
    synonyms: macchinazione
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    giardino
    a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
    aiola, aiuola
    a garden featuring flowering plants
    frutteto, verziere
    garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
    roseto
    a garden for growing roses
    semenzaio, vivaio
    a bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting
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