contrivance

Signification (Anglais)

1. A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
2. A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
3. Something overly artful or artificial.

Concepts

dispositif

appareil

stratagème

invention

engin

inventer

machin

machination

mécanisme

outil

subterfuge

truc

ustensile

organisation

widget

faux-fuyants

bidule

gadget

imaginer

instrument

Synonymes

device

invention

plan

means

artifice

expedient

gadget

plot

trick

scheme

inventiveness

dodge

appliance

contraption

stratagem

apparatus

devisal

ruse

manoeuvre

subterfuge

ploy

gizmo

widget

fabrication

machine

resource

lash-up

instrument

convenience

gismo

deception

maneuver

mechanism

method

notion

order

quirk

raising

regime

ride

road map

ruff

set

shift

shrewd

sleight

storyline

structure

stunt

subtlety

Traductions

Erfindung

Vorrichtung

invención

επινόηση

List

espediente

stratagemma

sotterfugio

επινόημα

Trick

congegno

machina

Plan

artificio

apparecchio

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From contrive + -ance.