ils complotent

plot, conspire

→ comploter
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #50,868
plot, conspire Usually implies a secret plan to do something harmful.
FR: Ils complotent contre le maire.
EN: They're plotting against the mayor.
Conjugation of comploter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third — complotent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third — complotent

Ils complotent encore contre la cour de Sa Majesté.

They are still plotting against Her Majesty's court.

— Les 3 Royaumes (2008)

Hormis la secte Jie, quels démons complotent contre nous ?

Apart from the Jie sect, which demons are plotting against us?

— Ne Zha 2 (2025)

Ils complotent pour assassiner le roi.

They plot to assassinate the king.

Ils font mine d'avoir capitulé, mais ils complotent en secret.

They pretend to have surrendered, but they’re plotting in secret.

— Ne Zha 2 (2025)