scheme

a plan or system for doing something, especially one that is complicated and needs a lot of thought

esquema, plan, proyecto

• a scheme to do something

Collocations housing scheme · pension scheme

• The government has a new housing scheme.

  El gobierno tiene un nuevo esquema de vivienda.

a secret plan to do something illegal or unfair, especially one that is intended to hurt someone

trama, complot, engaño

• a scheme against somebody

Collocations criminal scheme · fraudulent scheme

• The police uncovered a criminal scheme.

  La policía descubrió un complot criminal.

a system or organization that is used to do something, especially one that involves a lot of people and money

sistema, organización, programa

• the scheme for doing something

Collocations welfare scheme · retirement scheme

• The company has a retirement scheme.

  La empresa tiene un programa de jubilación.

a drawing or plan of something, especially one that shows how it is built or arranged

dibujo, esquema, plano

• a scheme of something

Collocations floor scheme · layout scheme

• The architect presented a floor scheme.

  El arquitecto presentó un plano del piso.