1 (project) plan; (m) proyecto; (m) schemes to help combat unemployment the company was pouring around $30 million into the scheme
(plan) plan; (m) they would first have to work out some scheme for getting the treasure out \a quick money-making scheme\ to get us through the summer
a road-widening scheme un plan de ensanchamiento de calzadas
2 (idea) idea; (f) it's not a bad scheme (informal) no es mala idea; it's some crazy scheme of his es otro de sus proyectos alocados
a hare-brained scheme
3 (programme) programa; (m) a scheme of work un programa de trabajo
4 (structure) esquema; (m) colour scheme combinación de colores; (f) pension scheme sistema de pensión; (m) man's place in the scheme of things el puesto del hombre en el diseño divino; in the government's scheme of things there is no place for protest la política del gobierno no deja espacio para la protesta
in the (grand) scheme of things We realize that we are infinitely small in the scheme of things in my, your, his etc scheme of things He did not quite know how to place women in his scheme of things
5 (conspiracy) intriga; (f) (crafty) ardid; (m) he devised \a crafty scheme\ to get out of paying tax
it's a scheme to get him out of the way es una jugada para quitarle de en medio
