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I.contrived [Brit kənˈtrʌɪvd, Am kənˈtraɪvd] VB pp

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contrived → contrive

II.contrived [Brit kənˈtrʌɪvd, Am kənˈtraɪvd] ADJ pej

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1. contrived incident, meeting:

contrived

2. contrived (forced):

contrived plot, ending

3. contrived (artificial):

contrived style, effect, behaviour

contrived style, effect, behaviour

See also contrive

I.contrive [Brit kənˈtrʌɪv, Am kənˈtraɪv] VB trans

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1. contrive (arrange):

contrive meeting, event

to contrive to do sth form

riuscire a fare qc or trovare il mezzo di fare qc

to contrive to do sth hum

fare in modo di or trovare il modo di

II.contrive [Brit kənˈtrʌɪv, Am kənˈtraɪv] VB intr

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1. contrive (scheme):

escogitare piani (against contro)

2. contrive (get along):

contrive arch

cavarsela, sbarcare il lunario

I.contrive [Brit kənˈtrʌɪv, Am kənˈtraɪv] VB trans

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1. contrive (arrange):

contrive meeting, event

to contrive to do sth form

riuscire a fare qc or trovare il mezzo di fare qc

to contrive to do sth hum

fare in modo di or trovare il modo di

II.contrive [Brit kənˈtrʌɪv, Am kənˈtraɪv] VB intr

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1. contrive (scheme):

escogitare piani (against contro)

2. contrive (get along):

contrive arch

cavarsela, sbarcare il lunario

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affettato stile

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contrived ADJ

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contrived

artificioso, -a

contrive [kən·ˈtraɪv] VB trans

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1. contrive (plan):

contrive a meeting

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

to contrive to do sth

escogitare il modo di fare qc

she contrived to make it happen

è riuscita a far sì che succedesse

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Audience response cards repeatedly came back saying that laughter seemed forced or contrived. en.wikipedia.org

Except in contrived models, this is true regardless of how inflation is realized in particle physics. en.wikipedia.org

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

The next step is to compare traffic estimated by the models to traffic counts, including transit ridership, crossing contrived barriers in the study area. en.wikipedia.org

He was apprenticed to a bricklayer, but contrived to study privately. en.wikipedia.org

I'm not too fond of being in a studioit's too contrived and too confining. en.wikipedia.org

He pressured jurors into giving up names of suspects, and to maximise sentences, contrived to have charges presented as felonies rather than trespasses. en.wikipedia.org

Other reviewers criticized the novel as sentimental slush: featuring contrived, unrealistic dialog, and a trite storyline. en.wikipedia.org

A contrived example of such a situation on a smaller board is illustrated at the left. en.wikipedia.org

Sure, it was contrived, and convoluted to boot. en.wikipedia.org

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