Interglot - contrivance: English and French Search Results found in the Interglot Translation Dictionary

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Detailed Translations for contrivance from English to French

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	appliance; contraption; convenience; devisal; dodge; gadget; gismo; gizmo; lash-up; stratagem; widget

the act of devising something¹
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job¹
any improvised arrangement for temporary use¹
the faculty of contriving; inventive skill¹
- his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem¹
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.¹
- the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable¹
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade¹
- his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track¹

contrivance

noun

(mechanical) device to perform a certain task
- contrivance → appareil; dispositif

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