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Detailed Translations for contriver from English to German

contriver:

contriver [the ~] noun

  1. the contriver (inventor)
    der Erfinder

Translation Matrix for contriver:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Erfinder contriver; inventor inventor
- 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)
    ausdenken; erfinden; ersinnen; phantasieren; planen; sich ausdenken; erdichten; austüfteln; ausklügeln
    • ausdenken verb (denke aus, denkst aus, denkt aus, dachte aus, dachtet aus, ausgedacht)
    • erfinden verb (erfinde, erfindest, erfindet, erfand, erfandet, erfunden)
    • ersinnen verb
    • phantasieren verb (phantasiere, phantasierst, phantasiert, phantasierte, phantasiertet, phantasiert)
    • planen verb (plane, planst, plant, plante, plantet, geplant)
    • sich ausdenken verb (denke mich aus, denkst dich aus, denkt sich aus, dachte sich aus, dachtet euch aus, sich ausgedacht)
    • erdichten verb (erdichte, erdichtest, erdichtet, erdichtete, erdichtetet, erdichtet)
    • austüfteln verb (tüftele aus, tüftelst aus, tüftelt aus, tüftelte aus, tüfteltet aus, ausgetüftelt)
    • ausklügeln verb (klügele aus, klügelst aus, klügelt aus, klügelte aus, klügeltet aus, ausgeklügelt)
  2. to contrive (plan; set up; devise; plot)
    planen; ausdenken; austüfteln; ausklügeln; sich ausdenken
    • planen verb (plane, planst, plant, plante, plantet, geplant)
    • ausdenken verb (denke aus, denkst aus, denkt aus, dachte aus, dachtet aus, ausgedacht)
    • austüfteln verb (tüftele aus, tüftelst aus, tüftelt aus, tüftelte aus, tüfteltet aus, ausgetüftelt)
    • ausklügeln verb (klügele aus, klügelst aus, klügelt aus, klügelte aus, klügeltet aus, ausgeklügelt)
    • sich ausdenken verb (denke mich aus, denkst dich aus, denkt sich aus, dachte sich aus, dachtet euch aus, sich ausgedacht)

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:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ausdenken contrive; devise; invent; make up; plan; plot; set up contemplate; meditate on; muse on; ponder on; reflect on
ausklügeln contrive; devise; invent; make up; plan; plot; set up solve; unravel
austüfteln contrive; devise; invent; make up; plan; plot; set up
erdichten contrive; devise; invent; make up do as if; fabricate; feign; fib; lie; make up; pretend; simulate
erfinden contrive; devise; invent; make up conceptualise; conceptualize; construct; contemplate; create; design; develop; do as if; evolve; fabricate; feign; fib; invent; lie; make; make up; manufacture; meditate on; muse on; ponder on; prepare; pretend; reflect on; simulate
ersinnen contrive; devise; invent; make up contemplate; fabricate; fib; lie; make up; meditate on; muse on; ponder on; reflect on
phantasieren contrive; devise; invent; make up contemplate; meditate on; muse on; ponder on; rave; reflect on; talk nonsense
planen contrive; devise; invent; make up; plan; plot; set up devise; lay schemes; make plans; plan; plot; schedule
sich ausdenken contrive; devise; invent; make up; plan; plot; set up contemplate; devise; figure out; lay schemes; make plans; meditate on; muse on; plan; plot; ponder on; puzzle out; reflect on
- 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
  2. To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light
  3. To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
contrive
verb
  1. transitiv, umgangssprachlich: etwas schlau anbahnen, auf geschickte Weise den Weg für etwas bereiten

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
contrive aushecken; abkarten bekokstoven — op listige wijze weten te regelen

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