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contrive verb

  /kənˈtɹaɪv/
architettare, combinare, complottare, escogitare, intrigare, inventare

contrivance noun

  /kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/
  • A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
 accorgimento, artefizio, espediente, sotterfugio, stratagemma
  • A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
 aggeggio, marchingegno
  • Something overly artful or artificial.
 carretta, catorcio, trabiccolo

contrived

artefatto

contrived adjective

  /kənˈtɹaɪvd/
innaturale
  • Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
 apposta
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