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contrive
/kənˈtraɪv/ [contrived, contriving]Translation
v [t]
› (form)
⇨ tramar
⇨ urdir
to contrive a plan urdir un plan
› (form)
⇨ ingeniar
⇨ idear
He has contrived a different kind of alarm system Ha ideado un sistema de alarma diferente
›
⇨ lograr
He contrived to solve the problem Logró resolver el problema
■ constr. to contrive + to do sth(Definition of contrive v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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