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contrive [kənˈtraɪv] VB trans

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1. contrive (plan with cleverness):

contrive
изобрета́ть
contrive a meeting
затева́ть
contrive a plan
стро́ить

Usage examples with contrive

to contrive to do sth
ухитря́ться сде́лать что-ли́бо

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While some astronomers have cautiously supported these claims, others have dismissed them as contrived.
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To guard against floods, a series of defences against the water were contrived.
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All of my ideas (however few they are) seem really contrived and dull.
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The rarest of these artistss with cameras somehow contrive to succeed completely.
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He pressured jurors into giving up names of suspects, and to maximise sentences, contrived to have charges presented as felonies rather than trespasses.
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But its situations are so awkwardly contrived that you can almost hear the machinery creaking.
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He attributed this situation to the state of the social system contrived for the advantage of a small group of people.
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His paintings were unusually popular with forgers, leading his son to contrive various means of identifying the originals, including certificates of authenticity and wax stamps.
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Audience response cards repeatedly came back saying that laughter seemed forced or contrived.
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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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