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contrive

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con·trive  (kn-trv)
v. con·trived, con·triv·ing, con·trives
v.tr.
1. To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise: contrive ways to amuse the children.
2. To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation: contrived a swing from hanging vines.
3. To plan with evil intent; scheme: contrived a plot to seize power.
4. To bring about, as by scheming; manage: somehow contrived to get past the guards unnoticed.
v.intr.
To form plans or schemes.

[Middle English contreven, from Old French controver, contreuv-, from Medieval Latin contropre, to compare : Latin com-, com- + Latin tropus, turn, manner, style (from Greek tropos; see trep- in Indo-European roots).]

con·triver n.

contrive [kənˈtraɪv]
vb
1. (tr) to manage (something or to do something), esp by means of a trick; engineer he contrived to make them meet
2. (tr) to think up or adapt ingeniously or elaborately he contrived a new mast for the boat
3. to plot or scheme (treachery, evil, etc.)
[from Old French controver, from Late Latin contropāre to represent by figures of speech, compare, from Latin com- together + tropus figure of speech, trope]
contrivable  adj
contriver  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.contrive - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
plot - devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet); "the writer is plotting a new novel"
concert - contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
map out, map - plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future"
2.contrive - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
3.contrive - put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
send, direct - cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
shoot - send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"

contrive
verb
1. devise, plan, fabricate, create, design, scheme, engineer, frame, manufacture, plot, construct, invent, improvise, concoct, wangle (informal) The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.
2. manage, succeed, arrange, manoeuvre Somehow he contrived to pass her a note without her chaperone seeing it.
Translations
contrive [kənˈtraɪv]
A. VT [+ plan, scheme] → inventar, idear
to contrive a means of doing sthinventar una manera de hacer algo
B. VI to contrive to do (= manage, arrange) → lograr hacer; (= try) → procurar hacer

contrive [kənˈtraɪv]
vt
(= bring about) [+ situation] → provoquer
(= improvise) [+ object] → combiner, inventer
(= manage) to contrive to do sth → s'arranger pour faire qch, trouver le moyen de faire qch

contrive
vt
(= devise) plan, schemeentwickeln, entwerfen, ersinnen; (= make)fabrizieren; to contrive a means of doing somethingeinen Weg finden, etw zu tun
(= manage, arrange)bewerkstelligen, zuwege or zu Wege bringen; meeting alsoarrangieren; to contrive to do somethinges fertigbringen (also iro)or zuwege or zu Wege bringen, etw zu tun; can you contrive to be here at three o’clock?können Sie es so einrichten, dass Sie um drei Uhr hier sind?; he always contrives to get his own wayer versteht (es) immer, seinen Kopf durchzusetzen

contrive [kənˈtraɪv] vt (plan, scheme) → inventare, escogitare
to contrive a means of doing sth → escogitare un sistema per fare qc
to contrive to do sth → trovare un modo per fare qc
contrive [kənˈtraɪv] vt (plan, scheme) → inventare, escogitare
to contrive a means of doing sth → escogitare un sistema per fare qc
to contrive to do sth → trovare un modo per fare qc

contrive
v contrive [kənˈtraiv]
1 to manage (to do something) He contrived to remove the money from her bag. regkry يَنْجَح، يُدَبِّر طَريقَه замислям dokázat formå; finde udveje for; lykkes zustandebringen κατορθώνω να κάνω κτ. ideárselas, ingeniárselas para hakkama saama نقشه کشیدن؛ زمینه سازی کردن onnistua trouver moyen de לִמצוֹא דֶרֶך युक्ति निकालना pronaći szerét ejti vminek berhasil takast; finna ráð riuscire うまく~する 용케 (~) 하다 įsigudrinti, kažkaip sugebėti pamanīties; iemanīties berjaya erin slagen sørge for, finne en utvei, lykkes znaleźć sposób na conseguir a reuşi (să) ухитриться vymyslieť posrečiti se uspeti lyckas วางแผน yolunu bulmak, bir çaresini bulmak 設法做到, 圖謀 ухитрятися; вдаватися تركيب ڈھ‍ون‍ڈنا xoay sở ,
2 to make in a clever way He contrived a tent from an old sack. prakseer يَبْتَكِر، يَبْتَدِع изобретявам dokázat vyrobit/udělat opfinde; finde på; udtænke ersinnen, entwerfen φτιάχνω κτ. με έξυπνο τρόπο idear, lograr leiutama ابداع کردن؛ ساختن väsätä, suunnitella trouver moyen de faire לְתַכנֵן योजना बनाना, जुगाड़ करना smisliti, izumiti kieszel berhasil membuat gera á hugvitssamlegan hátt trovare il modo di fare 工夫する 고안하다 išradingai padirbti, dirbtinai sukurti izgudrot; izdomāt mengikhtiarkan fabriceren klekke ut, tenke ut, finne opp, sette sammen wykombinować fabricar a meşteri умудриться сделать dokázať vyrobiť spretno narediti, scimprati stvoriti [] åstadkomma ประดิษฐ์ (อย่างชาญฉลาด) uydurmak, becermek 發明 вигадувати; затівати تدبير كرنا، جتن كرنا، بند وبست كرنا dự tính cái gì một cách khôn ngoan
n conˈtrivance
1 the act of contriving. praksering حيلَه، تَدبير، إبْتِكار изобретяване vynalézavost, důvtip fidus; påfund die Findigkeit επινόηση invención, invento; estratagema leiutamine, leidlikkus تدبیر keino, neuvokkuus invention הַמצָאָה जुगाड़ domišljatost feltalálás pembuatan hugvitsemi invenzione 考案 모략, 고안 gudravimas, sumanymas, sumanumas, užmačia izgudrojums; izgudrošana berikhtiar vindingrijkheid utklekking, oppfinning kombinacja invenção invenţie изобретение dôvtip iznajdba lukavstvo knep, konstgrepp การประดิษฐ์ becerme, bulma 圖謀,發明 вигадка, витівка تدبير، تركيب sự trù tính
2 something contrived (especially something mechanical) a contrivance for making the door open automatically. uitvindsel إخْتِراع، جِهاز آلي приспособление vynález kunstgreb; kunstigt påfund die Vorrichtung επινόηση, συσκευή dispositivo, artilugio leiutis دستگاه دست ساخت؛ هر چیزی که با ابتکار درست شده باشد laite dispositif הַמצָאָה जुगाड़ izum szerkezet alat uppfinning dispositivo 仕掛け 발명품, 고안품 įtaisas, įrenginys ierīce; ietaise alat apparat konstruksjon, kunstferdig innretning, påfunn mechanizm dispositivo dispozitiv приспособление zariadenie izum pronalazak anordning, apparat สิ่งประดิษฐ์ icat (edilen şey), aygıt 發明物 пристрій, прилад ايجاد، اختراع dụng cụ sáng chế ra


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And if he does not find means he will contrive destruction and chaos, will contrive sufferings of all sorts, only to gain his point
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