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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. -
2 contrive
kənˈtraɪv гл.
1) придумывать, изобретать;
разрабатывать contrive ways of handling the situation ≈ придумывать/изобретать способы урегулирования ситуации They contrived household utensils from stone. ≈ Они мастерски разработали домашнюю утварь из камня. Syn: devise, invent, think out
2) суметь, умудряться, ухитряться She somehow contrived to arrange a meeting. ≈ Она как-то ухитрилась организовать встречу. Syn: manage
3) строить планы;
затевать;
замышлять Syn: intend ∙ cut and contrive изобретать, придумывать - to * a new type of airship изобрести новый тип воздушного корабля - to * means of escape придумать план бегства замышлыть, затевать - the outlaws *d a robbery of the train преступники замышляли ограбление поезда ухитряться, умудряться - he *d to make matters worse он умудрился ухудшить положение дел( разговорное) экономно вести домашнее хозяйство;
укладываться в бюджет > to cut and * ухитряться сводить концы с концами contrive затевать;
замышлять ~ придумывать;
изобретать ~ справляться, устраивать свои дела;
to cut and contrive ухитряться сводить концы с концами ~ ухитряться, умудряться ~ справляться, устраивать свои дела;
to cut and contrive ухитряться сводить концы с концамиБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > contrive
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3 contrive
[kən'traɪv]гл.1) придумывать, изобретать; разрабатыватьto contrive ways of handling the situation — придумывать, изобретать способы урегулирования ситуации
They contrived household utensils from stone. — Они мастерили домашнюю утварь из камня.
Syn:2) суметь, умудриться, ухитритьсяShe somehow contrived to arrange a meeting. — Она как-то ухитрилась организовать встречу.
Syn:3) строить планы; затевать; замышлятьSyn:4) разг. экономно вести домашнее хозяйство••
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