Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈtɾama/

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Translation

plot; scheme

Word origin

From Latin trama ('weft', the threads woven across a loom). The figurative sense of a story's woven structure came later.

Origin
Latin
Root
trama

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraltramas

Examples

novela compleja.

The plot of the novel is very complex.

.

They uncovered a scheme to rob the bank.

.

I did not really understand the plot of the film.

fina.

The weft of the fabric is very fine.

autor teje .

The author weaves a plot full of surprises.

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