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2 Translation results for contrived in Spanish

adjective | verb

contrived adjective

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forzado, planeado

Example sentences of
contrived adjective

  • The movie's contrived ending was a big disappointment.
  • The results of the test seemed somewhat contrived.

contrive verb

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contrived, has contrived, is contriving, contrives
idear, ingeniar, maquinar; lograr, ingeniárselas para

Example sentences of
contrive verb

  • The prisoners contrived a way to escape.
  • He contrived a meeting with the president.

Synonyms of
contrive verb

Detailed synonyms for contrive verb

Contrive, devise, invent, concoct, hatch, cook up significan encontrar una manera de hacer algo o de lograr un fin mediante el ejercicio de la mente.
  • Contrive indica ingenio o astucia en la planificación, diseño o intriga <contrive a way of helping them anonymously>.
  • Devise recalca el esfuerzo mental más que el ingenio, e indica a menudo la reflexión y experimentación que preceden a la creación de algo <devise new dishes to add to the menu>.
  • Invent contiene una noción de hallazgo, y connota la creación, sobre todo después de la reflexión, como el resultado de una feliz casualidad <the telescope was invented by Galileo>.
  • Concoct connota el juntar ingredientes de una forma nueva o inesperada con el fin de aumentar su efectividad <concoct a good excuse for his lateness>.
  • Hatch, sugiere el haber nacido de un huevo, implica el concebir una idea, un plan o un complot <they hatched a plot to overthrow the government>.
  • Cook up, un término informal que implica el inventar algo, tal como una idea o escusa, generalmente rápido y sin escrúpulos morales <they had cooked up a scheme to fool their rivals>.

Reverse translation for contrived

idear  - to devise, to think up 
ingeniar  - to devise, to think up 
maquinar  - to plot, to scheme 
lograr  - to get, to obtain, to achieve, to attain 
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