Engelsk navneord: contrivance |
1. | contrivance (om genstand) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | appliance, contraption, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | device |
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| Mere specifikke termer | gadgetry, gimbal, injector, mod con |
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2. | contrivance (om erkendelse) the faculty of contriving; inventive skill |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His skillful contrivance of answers to every problem.
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| Mindre specifikke termer | conception, design, excogitation, innovation, invention |
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3. | contrivance (om erkendelse) an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track.
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dodge, stratagem |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | scheme, strategy |
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| Mere specifikke termer | plant, pump-and-dump scheme, wangle, wangling |
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4. | contrivance (om erkendelse) an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable.
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| Mindre specifikke termer | arrangement, organisation, organization, system |
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5. | contrivance (om genstand) any improvised arrangement for temporary use |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | lash-up |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | arrangement |
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| Mere specifikke termer | patch, temporary hookup |
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6. | contrivance (om handling) the act of devising something |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | devisal |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | invention |
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