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Translation of
Contrive
in Spanish :
contrive
1
ingeniárselas
VERB
You must contrive to send somebody.
Tiene que ingeniárselas para mandar a alguien.
And we must contrive to get a peck ...
Y hay que ingeniárselas para conseguir un beso ...
... and I simply could not contrive to
... y yo simplemente no podía ingeniárselas para
'How could he contrive to come?
"¿Cómo pudo ingeniárselas para venir?
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2
idear
VERB
Synonyms:
devise
Scholarship, and so contrive another year in the ...
Becas, y así idear un año más en el ...
My next thing was to contrive how to do it ...
Mi siguiente paso fue idear la manera de hacerlo ...
... starting after him, to contrive to reach the goal before ...
... partida tras él, idear llegar la meta antes ...
to contrive opportunities without conceding favours ...
idear oportunidades sin conceder favores ...
... , a man to contrive, to direct, to get ...
... , un hombre de idear, dirigir, para hacer ...
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inventar
VERB
Synonyms:
invent
,
concoct
,
devise
I could contrive to keep my path illuminated through the ...
Podría inventar para mantener mi camino iluminado por el ...
I know you will contrive it all."
Sé que va a inventar todo.
and she could surely contrive a life
y seguramente podría inventar una vida
And so well did he contrive that whilst he became ...
Y tan bien lo hizo inventar que mientras él se hizo ...
He could contrive to deal with them ...
Podía inventar para tratar con ellos ...
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More meaning of Contrive
in English
1. Devise
devise
I)
idear
VERB
Synonyms:
contrive
To devise a plan, sire.
Para idear un plan, señor.
... about this plan is, you helped me devise it.
... es que tú me has ayudado a idear este plan.
that they could devise society just so long
que podrían idear sociedad justa, siempre
... trying in vain to devise some countervailing thought.
... tratando en vano de idear algún pensamiento compensatorio.
... continually on the move, and devise unfathomable plans.
... continuamente en movimiento, e idear planes insondable.
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II)
concebir
VERB
Synonyms:
conceive
,
conceivable
,
conceivably
but neither of us could devise a
pero ninguno de nosotros podía concebir una
help me to devise some way of escaping ...
me ayudan a concebir alguna forma de escapar ...
so we can try to devise, to invent, to ...
para que podamos tratar de concebir, inventar, para ...
What we do is devise a precise idea of the person ...
Lo que hacemos es concebir una idea precisa de la persona ...
... reason, it is necessary to devise a special system for ...
... motivo, es necesario concebir un sistema especial para ...
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III)
diseñar
VERB
Synonyms:
design
We have to devise another strategy.
Tenemos que diseñar otra estrategia.
The new government should quickly devise a policy to deal with ...
El nuevo gobierno debería diseñar rápidamente una política para enfrentar ...
... in transition, needs to devise its own policies to bring ...
... en transición, tiene que diseñar sus propias políticas para lograr ...
We'll devise something.
Vamos a diseñar algo.
... to piece them together, and to devise some common
... por reconstruir, y diseñar un común
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IV)
ingeniar
VERB
Synonyms:
engineer
V)
inventar
VERB
Synonyms:
invent
,
concoct
,
contrive
We devise a plan to intercede ...
Hay que inventar un plan que funcione ...
We've got to devise something.
Tengo que inventar algo.
ingenuity could discover or devise.
el ingenio puede descubrir o inventar.
Unless you would devise some virtuous lie, ...
A menos que usted inventar alguna mentira virtuoso, ...
You'll have to devise a scenario that plausibly explains my ...
Tendrás que inventar un escenario que sea creíble y explique mi ...
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2. Invent
invent
I)
inventar
VERB
Synonyms:
concoct
,
contrive
,
devise
They can invent anything these days.
Pueden inventar de todo hoy en día.
You could invent anything.
Podrías inventar lo que fuera.
They had to invent television.
Tuvieron que inventar la televisión.
He had had time to invent something.
Él había tenido tiempo de inventar algo.
My father, some others, invent whole new economy.
Mi padre y otros inventar economía nueva.
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II)
inventarme
VERB
I shall have to invent a name for you.
Tendré que inventarme un nombre para ti.
I can not invent things only to please you.
No puede inventarme las cosas para darte el gusto.
I had to invent the oatmeal sandwich.
Tuve que inventarme el emparedado de avena.
Come to invent me.
Ven a inventarme a mi.
... good and never need to invent excuses.
... bueno y nunca necesite inventarme escusas.
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