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1 contrivance
[kən'traɪvəns]nome form.1) (contraption) apparecchio m., congegno m.2) (ploy) espediente m., stratagemma m.3) (ingenuity) ingegnosità f.* * *1) (the act of contriving.) invenzione2) (something contrived (especially something mechanical): a contrivance for making the door open automatically.) dispositivo* * *contrivance /kənˈtraɪvəns/n.1 invenzione; escogitazione; trovata (fam.)2 congegno; dispositivo; apparecchio3 [u] manovre; espedienti; macchinazione; stratagemma4 [u] capacità inventiva.* * *[kən'traɪvəns]nome form.1) (contraption) apparecchio m., congegno m.2) (ploy) espediente m., stratagemma m.3) (ingenuity) ingegnosità f. -
2 contrivance con·triv·ance n
[kən'traɪv(ə)ns](machine, device) congegno, (scheme) espediente m, stratagemma m -
3 contrive
[kən'traɪv]to contrive to do — riuscire a fare, trovare il mezzo di fare
2) (invent) inventare [machine, device]* * *1) (to manage (to do something): He contrived to remove the money from her bag.) riuscire2) (to make in a clever way: He contrived a tent from an old sack.) trovare il modo di fare•* * *[kən'traɪv]to contrive to do — riuscire a fare, trovare il mezzo di fare
2) (invent) inventare [machine, device]
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Contrivance — Con*triv ance, n. 1. The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning. [1913 Webster] The machine which we are inspecting demonstrates, by its construction, contrivance and design. Contrivance must have had a contriver. Paley.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contrivance — [n1] plan, fabrication angle, artifice, brainchild, coinage, design, dodge, expedient, formation, gimmick, intrigue, invention, inventiveness, machination, measure, plot, project, ruse, scheme, slant, stratagem, switch, trick, twist; concept 660… … New thesaurus
contrivance — I noun artifice, collusion, complicity, connivance, craft, deception, design, designing power, device, dodge, engineering, excogitatio, intrigue, inventio, invention, inventiveness, machination, maneuver, manipulation, means to an end, mechanism … Law dictionary
contrivance — 1620s, from CONTRIVE (Cf. contrive) + ANCE (Cf. ance) … Etymology dictionary
contrivance — *device, gadget, contraption Analogous words: invention, creation, discovery (see corresponding verbs at INVENT): *implement, tool, instrument, appliance, utensil: *machine, mechanism, apparatus … New Dictionary of Synonyms
contrivance — ► NOUN 1) the action of contriving. 2) an ingenious device or scheme … English terms dictionary
contrivance — [kən trī′vəns] n. 1. the act, way, or power of contriving 2. something contrived, as an invention, mechanical device, or ingenious plan … English World dictionary
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contrivance — noun 1 (C, U) a clever plan to get something for yourself by deceiving someone, or the practice of doing this: Their story was a clumsy contrivance to persuade me to help them. 2 (C) a machine or piece of equipment that has been made or invented… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
contrivance — UK [kənˈtraɪv(ə)ns] / US noun Word forms contrivance : singular contrivance plural contrivances 1) [countable/uncountable] a plan to trick someone in order to get something for yourself, or the use of such a plan 2) [countable] a clever or… … English dictionary
contrivance — noun a) a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task And along with each of these go their images, not the things themselves, they too have come about by godlike contrivance. b) a means, such as an elaborate plan o … Wiktionary