plot – l'intrigue

(Pronounced un-treeg)

To remember that plot is pronounced un-treeg (l'ntrigue) in French, use the following mnemonic.

The plot of the film involved gnomes living under a tree in my garden (intrigue). 

Examples of intrigue (plot) in a sentence

Je n'ai pas compris l'intrigue de ce film. 

(I didn't understand the plot of this movie.)

Les rebondissements de l'intrigue sont surprenants. 

(The twists of the plot are surprising.)

Le roman est lent, mais l'intrigue est originale. 

(The novel is slow, but the plot is original.)