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 Translation for 'Machiavellian' from English to French
ADJ1   Machiavellian | more Machiavellian | most Machiavellian
ADJ2   machiavellian | more machiavellian | most machiavellian
machiavélique {adj} [aussi fig.]Machiavellian [also fig.]
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Translation for 'Machiavellian' from English to French

Machiavellian [also fig.]
machiavélique {adj} [aussi fig.]
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Usage Examples English
  • Both the positive Machiavellian idealisation of the virtues of ancient Roman republicanism, and the negative image of virtù as realpolitik passed into the wider European consciousness over the centuries that followed.
  • In primatology, machiavellian intelligence is the capacity of an organism to be in a successful political engagement with social groups.
  • While the King of Euralia is away, his daughter Hyacinth tries to rule in his stead and counter the machiavellian ambitions of the king's favourite, the Countess Belvane.
  • This quotation apparently refers to his devious and machiavellian political dealings.
  • The Netflix series "House of Cards" depicts an ambitious and Machiavellian congressman who kills his way to the presidency and goes to great lengths to conceal that fact.

  • He portrayed the Machiavellian Tory politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's "House of Cards" (1990–1995) television trilogy. Richardson was also a leading Shakespearean stage actor.
  • With an h-index of 77, he is renowned in the area of the evolution of cognitive and social behavior such as machiavellian intelligence.
  • Coup de Genie (foaled May 7, 1991), which means "Stroke of Genius" in French, is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1993 Prix de la Salamandre. She is the sister of Machiavellian.
  • In 2017 he passed the tests for the medieval telenovela Belaventura, on TV Record, where he played Jacques, son of Machiavellian counts.
  • Lorenzo is a fictional character in Thomas Kyd's "The Spanish Tragedy". He is the son of the Duke of Castile and brother to Bel-imperia. Lorenzo plays the role of a Machiavellian villain.

  • GamesRadar's Alex Avard considered the ending of "Death of the Outsider" to "shatter all of our preconceived notions" by revealing him to be an "incarcerated victim" rather than a "machiavellian villain".
  • Her mother Lucy disappeared after constant attacks from the Pure Order, an inquisitorial group that promotes witch-hunt, led by the machiavellian Cedric, who is also the king's advisor.
  • The influential court treatise "Zabu Kun-Cha", which includes Machiavellian political principles, and mentions several archaeologically known Pyu settlements unmentioned in other prior Burmese chronicles, is attributed to Min Yaza.
  • He has been branded "machiavellian" and "sleazy" and left numerous critics in agreement that he is a "schemer".
  • Being under machiavellian leadership can negatively impact the performance or productivity inside an organization.

  • Ramruma was bred to leading stallions including Rainbow Quest and Machiavellian. Her best foal has been Flying Cross (by Sadler's Wells), who won two races and finished third in the Irish St. Leger.
  • The series differed markedly from "The Black Adder", notably with Ben Elton replacing Rowan Atkinson as the second writer, filming in studio sets, rather than on location, the introduction of a Machiavellian "Blackadder" character and a less intelligent Baldrick.
  • This theory immediately implies maliciousness and Machiavellian callousness; this is not always the case. Greenblatt takes pains to stress that Harriot may not have been acting maliciously.
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