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1 contrive
1) (to manage (to do something): He contrived to remove the money from her bag.) conseguir2) (to make in a clever way: He contrived a tent from an old sack.) fabricar•* * *con.trive[kəntr'aiv] vt+vi 1 inventar, excogitar. 2 planejar, projetar, tramar. he contrived ways of handling the situation / ele planejou meios de lidar com a situação. 3 efetuar, conseguir, dar um jeito. 4 produzir, realizar. he contrived to lose all his money ironic ele conseguiu perder todo o dinheiro.
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