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Detailed Translations for contriver from English to French

contriver:

contriver [the ~] noun

  1. the contriver (inventor)
    l'inventeur

Translation Matrix for contriver:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
inventeur contriver; inventor author; coiner; creator; finder; inventor; maker; originator
- deviser; planner

Related Words for "contriver":

  • contrivers

Synonyms for "contriver":


Related Definitions for "contriver":

  1. a person who makes plans1

contrive:

to contrive verb (contrives, contrived, contriving)

  1. to contrive (invent; devise; make up)
    imaginer; tramer; fabuler
    • imaginer verb (imagine, imagines, imaginons, imaginez, )
    • tramer verb (trame, trames, tramons, tramez, )
    • fabuler verb (fabule, fabules, fabulons, fabulez, )
  2. to contrive (plan; set up; devise; plot)
    planifier; prévoir; organiser; projeter; envisager; concevoir; tramer; imaginer
    • planifier verb (planifie, planifies, planifions, planifiez, )
    • prévoir verb (prévois, prévoit, prévoyons, prévoyez, )
    • organiser verb (organise, organises, organisons, organisez, )
    • projeter verb (projette, projettes, projetons, projetez, )
    • envisager verb (envisage, envisages, envisageons, envisagez, )
    • concevoir verb (conçois, conçoit, concevons, concevez, )
    • tramer verb (trame, trames, tramons, tramez, )
    • imaginer verb (imagine, imagines, imaginons, imaginez, )

Conjugations for contrive:

present
  1. contrive
  2. contrive
  3. contrives
  4. contrive
  5. contrive
  6. contrive
simple past
  1. contrived
  2. contrived
  3. contrived
  4. contrived
  5. contrived
  6. contrived
present perfect
  1. have contrived
  2. have contrived
  3. has contrived
  4. have contrived
  5. have contrived
  6. have contrived
past continuous
  1. was contriving
  2. were contriving
  3. was contriving
  4. were contriving
  5. were contriving
  6. were contriving
future
  1. shall contrive
  2. will contrive
  3. will contrive
  4. shall contrive
  5. will contrive
  6. will contrive
continuous present
  1. am contriving
  2. are contriving
  3. is contriving
  4. are contriving
  5. are contriving
  6. are contriving
subjunctive
  1. be contrived
  2. be contrived
  3. be contrived
  4. be contrived
  5. be contrived
  6. be contrived
diverse
  1. contrive!
  2. let's contrive!
  3. contrived
  4. contriving
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for contrive:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
organiser causing
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
concevoir contrive; devise; plan; plot; set up be on to; comprehend; conceptualise; conceptualize; construct; contain; create; design; devise; estimate; get; get to know; grasp; hold; invent; make; manufacture; prepare; realise; realize; rumble to; see through; understand
envisager contrive; devise; plan; plot; set up be in sympathy with; conceive; consider; feel; feel empathy for; imagine; intend; regard; sympathise; sympathize; think; think it over; think out; think over
fabuler contrive; devise; invent; make up fib; lie
imaginer contrive; devise; invent; make up; plan; plot; set up devise; estimate; figure out; puzzle out
organiser contrive; devise; plan; plot; set up arrange; coordinate; home decorating; organise; organize
planifier contrive; devise; plan; plot; set up devise; estimate; lay schemes; make plans; plan; plot; schedule
projeter contrive; devise; plan; plot; set up devise; intend; lay schemes; make plans; plan; plot; project; turn away; turn off
prévoir contrive; devise; plan; plot; set up anticipate; foresee; negociate; negotiate
tramer contrive; devise; invent; make up; plan; plot; set up devise; dither; estimate; lay schemes; make plans; plan; plot
- cast; design; devise; excogitate; forge; formulate; invent; plan; project; throw

Related Words for "contrive":


Synonyms for "contrive":


Related Definitions for "contrive":

  1. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort1
  2. put or send forth1
  3. make or work out a plan for; devise1
    • They contrived to murder their boss1

Wiktionary Translations for contrive:

contrive
verb
  1. To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
contrive
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