la
feminine
/konspiɾaˈθjon/
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Translation
conspiracy, plot
Word origin
From Latin conspiratio, from conspirare ('to breathe together, to agree'), from com- ('together') plus spirare ('to breathe'), which also gives English 'conspiracy' and 'spirit'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- conspirare
- English cognates
- conspiracy, spirit
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralconspiraciones
Examples
derrocar .
They uncovered a conspiracy to overthrow the king.
.
The film is about a political conspiracy.
creyó .
Nobody believed in the conspiracy until the evidence appeared.
.
They accused the ministers of a conspiracy against the government.
Circulan muchas .
Many conspiracy theories circulate on the internet.
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