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1 contrived
tr[kən'traɪvd]1 artificial, forzado,-a, afectado,-akən'traɪvdadjective artificioso[kǝn'traɪvd]ADJ artificial* * *[kən'traɪvd]adjective artificioso -
2 contrived
adj.1 estudiado(a), forzado(a) (words, compliment); artificioso(a) (ending, plot)2 artificial, postizo.pp.participio pasado del verbo CONTRIVE.pt.pretérito del verbo CONTRIVE. -
3 contrived scarcity
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4 well-contrived
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5 contrive
1) (to manage (to do something): He contrived to remove the money from her bag.) ideárselas, ingeniárselas para2) (to make in a clever way: He contrived a tent from an old sack.) idear, lograr•tr[kən'traɪv]2 (manage) conseguir, lograr■ he somehow contrived an interview with the singer se las arregló para entrevistarse con el cantante1) devise: idear, ingeniar, maquinar2) manage: lograr, ingeniárselas parashe contrived a way out of the mess: se las ingenió para salir del enredov.• darse maña expr.• discurrir v.• idear v.• ingeniar v.• inventar v.• maquinar v.• tramar v.• urdir v.kən'traɪva) ( manage)to contrive to + INF — lograr + inf/que (+ subj), ingeniárselas or arreglárselas para + inf/para que (+ subj)
b) ( create) \<\<method/device\>\> idear; \<\<meeting\>\> arreglar[kǝn'traɪv]1.VT [+ plan, scheme] inventar, idear2.VIto contrive to do — (=manage, arrange) lograr hacer; (=try) procurar hacer
* * *[kən'traɪv]a) ( manage)to contrive to + INF — lograr + inf/que (+ subj), ingeniárselas or arreglárselas para + inf/para que (+ subj)
b) ( create) \<\<method/device\>\> idear; \<\<meeting\>\> arreglar -
6 artificial
(made by man; not natural; not real: artificial flowers; Did you look at the colour in artificial light or in daylight?) artificial- artificiality
- artificial respiration
artificial adj artificial
artificial adjetivo ‹flor/satélite/sonrisa› artificial; ‹ fibra› man-made, artificial
artificial adjetivo
1 artificial
2 Tex man-made o synthetic ' artificial' also found in these entries: Spanish: bengala - canal - cohete - colorante - fecundación - inseminación - inteligencia - natural - ortopédica - ortopédico - postiza - postizo - respiración - riñón - satélite - trabajada - trabajado - gruta - pantano English: artificial - artificial insemination - artificial intelligence - banger - bank - contrived - cracker - forced - fuse - life-support - limb - man-made - snow machine - stilted - floodlight - kidney - kiss - man - plastic - satellite - sweetener - ventilatortr[ɑːtɪ'fɪʃəl]1 (flowers, light, etc) artificial3 (smile etc) afectado,-a, fingido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLartificial insemination inseminación nombre femenino artificialartificial intelligence inteligencia artificialartificial respiration respiración nombre femenino artificialartificial [.ɑrt̬ə'fɪʃəl] adj1) synthetic: artificial, sintético2) feigned: artificial, falso, afectadoadj.• adoptivo, -a adj.• artificial adj.• postizo, -a adj.'ɑːrtə'fɪʃəl, ˌɑːtɪ'fɪʃəla) <cream/flowers/silk> artificial; < leather> sintético; <insemination/intelligence/respiration> artificial; <arm/leg> ortopédicoc) (insincere, unnatural) afectado[ˌɑːtɪ'fɪʃǝl]1. ADJ1) (=synthetic) [light, flower, lake, leg, limb] artificial; [leather] sintético; [jewel] de imitación; [hair] postizo2) (fig) [person, manner] artificial, afectado; [smile] forzado; [situation] artificial2.CPDartificial additive N — aditivo m artificial
no artificial additives — (on food packaging) sin aditivos artificiales
artificial horizon N — horizonte m artificial
artificial insemination N — inseminación f artificial
artificial intelligence N — inteligencia f artificial
artificial manure N — abono m químico
artificial respiration N — respiración f artificial
artificial silk N — seda f artificial, rayón m
* * *['ɑːrtə'fɪʃəl, ˌɑːtɪ'fɪʃəl]a) <cream/flowers/silk> artificial; < leather> sintético; <insemination/intelligence/respiration> artificial; <arm/leg> ortopédicoc) (insincere, unnatural) afectado -
7 artificially
tr[ɑːtɪ'fɪʃəlɪ]1 de modo artificialartificially [.ɑrt̬ə'fɪʃəli] adv: artificialmente, con afectaciónadv.• artificialmente adv.'ɑːrtə'fɪʃəli, ˌɑːtɪ'fɪʃəlia) <produce/prolong> artificialmenteb) ( in a contrived way) rebuscadamentec) < smile> con afectación[ˌɑːtɪ'fɪʃǝlɪ]ADV1) (=by synthetic means) artificialmente2) (fig) con afectación* * *['ɑːrtə'fɪʃəli, ˌɑːtɪ'fɪʃəli]a) <produce/prolong> artificialmenteb) ( in a contrived way) rebuscadamentec) < smile> con afectación -
8 cute
kju:t1) ((especially American) attractive or pleasing in any way: a cute baby.) lindo, precioso2) (cunningly clever: You think you're pretty cute, don't you!) listocute adj monotr[kjʊːt]1 (sweet) mono,-a, rico,-a; (good-looking) guapo,-a, lindo,-a2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (clever) listo,-aadj.• cuco, -a adj.• gachón, -ona adj.• gracioso, -a adj.• listo, -a adj.• mono, -a adj.• resalado, -a adj.• rico, -a adj.• tierno, -a adj.kjuːtadjective cuter, cutesta) ( sweet) <baby/face> mono (fam), cuco (fam), rico (CS fam)b) ( attractive) (AmE) guapod) ( contrived) (AmE) afectado, efectista[kjuːt]ADJ1) (=sweet) [face, animal, baby] lindo, precioso, mono *, rico *; [person] guapoisn't he cute! — (=baby) ¡qué lindo es!, ¡qué mono or rico es! *; (=pet) ¡qué lindo es!, ¡qué mono or rico es! *, ¡es una monada or monería! *; (=man) ¡es guapísimo!
2) (esp US) (=clever) listo, vivo (LAm); (=affecting prettiness etc) presumido* * *[kjuːt]adjective cuter, cutesta) ( sweet) <baby/face> mono (fam), cuco (fam), rico (CS fam)b) ( attractive) (AmE) guapod) ( contrived) (AmE) afectado, efectista -
9 contrivance
1) (the act of contriving.) invención, invento; estratagema2) (something contrived (especially something mechanical): a contrivance for making the door open automatically.) dispositivo, artilugiotr[kən'traɪvəns]1 (device, tool) artefacto, invento, cacharro, artilugio, aparato2 (plan) estratagema, artimaña, tretacontrivance [kən'traɪvənts] n1) device: aparato m, artefacto m2) scheme: artimaña f, treta f, ardid mn.• artefacto s.m.• artificio s.m.• invención s.f.• plan s.m.kən'traɪvənsa) c ( device) artilugio m, aparato mb) c u ( stratagem) artimaña f, treta f[kǝn'traɪvǝns]N (=machine, device) artilugio m, aparato m ; (=invention) invención f, invento m ; (=stratagem) estratagema f* * *[kən'traɪvəns]a) c ( device) artilugio m, aparato mb) c u ( stratagem) artimaña f, treta f -
10 cunningly
adverb cunningly disguised.) astutamente, ingeniosamente['kʌnɪŋlɪ]ADV1) (=slyly) astutamente2) (=cleverly) [contrived, designed] astutamente, sutilmente; [disguised] astutamente -
11 forced
adjective (done with great effort: a forced march.) forzado, forzosotr[fɔːst]1 (smile, laugh) forzado,-a2 (landing) forzoso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLforced labour trabajos nombre masculino plural forzadosforced march marcha forzadaforced ['forst] adj: forzado, forzosoadj.• forzado, -a adj.• forzoso, -a adj.• obligatorio, -a adj.• trabajado, -a adj.fɔːrst, fɔːstadjective (before n) <labor/smile/gesture> forzado; <landing/stopover> forzoso[fɔːst]1. ADJ1) (=obligatory) [march] forzado; [repatriation] forzoso; [marriage] forzado, por la fuerza2) (=from necessity) [landing] forzoso3) (=contrived, strained) [smile] forzado4) (Hort, Agr) [vegetable, fruit] de crecimiento aceleradoforced lettuces — lechugas fpl de crecimiento acelerado
2.CPDforced entry N — (Jur) allanamiento m de morada
forced labour N — trabajos mpl forzados
* * *[fɔːrst, fɔːst]adjective (before n) <labor/smile/gesture> forzado; <landing/stopover> forzoso -
12 vd.
Vd. = usted
Vd., Vds. (abr de usted, ustedes) you 'Vd.' also found in these entries: Spanish: Vds. - espera English: aggrieved - bereaved - contrived - curved - depraved - deprived - gravedigger - long-sleeved - middle-of-the-road - misconceived - peeved - preconceived - relieved - reserved - run-of-the-mill - sex-starved - short-lived - short-sleeved - state-of-the-art - undeserved - unmoved - unobserved - unreserved - VD - well-behaved -
13 contrive
vt.1 idear, inventar (device, scheme)2 tramar, discurrir, fraguar, urdir.3 confabularse, cooperar secretamente.4 ingeniarse, darse maña, apañarse.vi.trazar, delinear, concertar, buscar un medio, maquinar. (pt & pp contrived)
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contrived — adjective a story, situation etc that is contrived has been written or arranged in a way that seems false and not natural: The film had a ridiculously contrived story line … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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contrived — adjective Date: 15th century artificial, labored < a contrived plot > … New Collegiate Dictionary
contrived — contrivedly /keuhn truy vid lee/, adv. /keuhn truyvd /, adj. obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained: a contrived story. [1505 15; CONTRIVE + ED2] * * * … Universalium