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contrivance noun

  /kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/
  • A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
 aparato
  • Something overly artful or artificial.
 artefacto, artilugio, elucubración
  • A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
 artificio, artimaña, elucubración, estratagema

contrive verb

  /kənˈtɹaɪv/
complotar, discurrir, discursar, elucubrar, idear, maquinar
  • To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
 improvisar, inventar

contrived adjective

  /kənˈtɹaɪvd/
forzado, artificial, artificioso
  • Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
 complotado, deliberado, intencional, maquinado, superelaborado, urdido
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