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contrive verb

  /kənˈtɹaɪv/
  • To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
 heittää
  • To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
 improvisoida, keksiä
suunnitella

contrived adjective

  /kənˈtɹaɪvd/
epäaito, väkinäinen
  • Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
 pakotettu, tarkoituksellinen, teennäinen

contrivance noun

  /kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/
  • A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
 rekkula, vempele, vimpain
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