contraption

Signification (Anglais)

1. A machine that is complicated and precarious.
2. (derogatory, figuratively, ironic) Any object.

Concepts

bidule

machin

gadget

appareil

engin

truc

matériel

outil

widget

ustensile

instrument

Synonymes

device

gadget

gizmo

contrivance

appliance

gismo

convenience

widget

implement

instrument

jig

jigger

maneuver

manoeuvre

quirk

ruff

ruse

sleight

subterfuge

thing

tool

trick

apparate

wile

artifice

claptrap

deception

equipment

expedient

figment

gear

⚙️

Traductions

artilugio

şey

aggeggio

geringonça

tertibat

toestel

Vorrichtung

Apparat

εργαλείο

engenhoca

συσκευή

Gerät

επινόημα

μηχάνημα

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kənˈtɹæp.ʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Possibly a Western US English dialectal word of unknown origin. Perhaps from contrive + trap + -tion, while also possibly approximating construction. Chambers suggests contrivance + adaption. Neither Chambers nor Concise Oxford suggests a US origin. Compare cantrip, cantrap (Scots dialect), a wilful piece of trickery.