contrive nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di contrive nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.contrive [ingl brit kənˈtrʌɪv, ingl am kənˈtraɪv] VB vb trans

1. contrive (arrange):

contrive meeting, event

organizzare

to contrive to do sth form

riuscire a fare qc or trovare il mezzo di fare qc

to contrive to do sth scherz

fare in modo di or trovare il modo di

2. contrive (invent):

contrive machine, device

inventare

contrive play, plot

inventare, trovare

contrive costume, dress

creare

II.contrive [ingl brit kənˈtrʌɪv, ingl am kənˈtraɪv] VB vb intr

1. contrive (scheme):

contrive

escogitare piani (against contro)

2. contrive (get along):

contrive arc

cavarsela, sbarcare il lunario

Traduzioni di contrive nel dizionario italiano»inglese

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congegnare apparecchio, dispositivo

to contrive

escogitare

to contrive

forzare metafora

to contrive

contrive nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di contrive nel dizionario inglese»italiano

contrive [kən·ˈtraɪv] VB vb trans

1. contrive (plan):

contrive

congegnare

contrive a meeting

organizzare

2. contrive (manage):

to contrive to do sth

escogitare il modo di fare qc

she contrived to make it happen

è riuscita a far sì che succedesse

contrive Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to contrive to do sth

escogitare il modo di fare qc

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

They contrive to escape and dance the night away.

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Intended to disorientate, it comes over as contrived.

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To guard against floods, a series of defences against the water were contrived.

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While some astronomers have cautiously supported these claims, others have dismissed them as contrived.

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Electric arcs were contrived to ionize the uranium tetrachloride feed.

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It was a cool contrast to so much death metal that you hear that sounds so calculated and contrived.

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In 1868, he contrived a system of gaskets to prevent the buildup of scales on the inner walls of steam boilers.

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Sure, it was contrived, and convoluted to boot.

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Provided this was not so unnaturally contrived as to allow an attacker to drain the system, it served two defensive purposes.

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He was also contriving to do a great deal of work at the national museum.

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