Gunpowder Plot

English

Proper noun

the Gunpowder Plot

1. (British, historical) A failed conspiracy, in November 1605, to kill the Protestant king James I of England and VI of Scotland, and to blow up the House of Lords using gunpowder, annually commemorated on Guy Fawkes Day.

Synonyms

• Gunpowder Treason

Translations

failed plot to kill the king of England

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 火藥陰謀 / 火药阴谋 (Huǒyào yīnmóu)

• Esperanto: Pulva konspiro
• Estonian: Püssirohuvandenõu
• Finnish: ruutisalaliitto
• French: Conspiration des poudres f
• German: Pulververschwörung f
• Greek: Συνωμοσία της Πυρίτιδας f (Synomosía tis Pyrítidas)
• Hungarian: Lőpor-összeesküvés
• Irish: Comhcheilg an Phúdair f
• Italian: Congiura delle polveri f
• Japanese: 火薬陰謀事件 (かやくいんぼうじけん, Kayaku inbō jiken)
• Korean: 화약음모사건(火藥陰謀事件) (Hwayageummosageon)
• Manx: Cochialg yn Phoodyr m
• Polish: spisek prochowy m
• Portuguese: Conspiração da Pólvora f
• Russian: Порохово́й За́говор m (Poroxovój Zágovor)
• Spanish: Conspiración de la pólvora f
• Ukrainian: Порохова́ змо́ва f (Poroxová zmóva)
• Welsh: Cynllwyn y Powdwr Gwn m