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 Translation for 'contrived' from English to French
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ADJ   contrived | more contrived | most contrived
VERB   to contrive | contrived | contrived
contriving | contrives
SYNO artificial | contrived | hokey | ...
factice {adj}contrived
tiré par les cheveux [fam.]contrived [plot, ending of play etc]
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Usage Examples English
  • Others criticized it for having a mangled storyline that was as contrived as the rock-layered carnatic soundtrack.
  • Chris Kridler of "The Baltimore Sun" did like the film, calling it "a pretty twisted story, contrived but entertaining".
  • Hokey means corny, mawkishly sentimental, or obviously contrived.
  • About 1784 he contrived a system of ventilation for St. Thomas's Hospital.
  • Algis Budrys described "Anniversary" as "a badly contrived stunt".

  • This example is a little bit contrived. For truly generic erasure codes that work over any data set, we would need something other than the "f"("i") given.
  • Acronyms are sometimes contrived, that is, deliberately designed to be especially apt for the thing being named (by having a dual meaning or by borrowing the positive connotations of an existing word).
  • Clinical trials are often assigned contrived acronyms.
  • One of Yongzheng's brothers patronised the project for a while, although Yongzheng contrived to give exclusive credit to his father Kangxi instead.
  • Criticisms of her novels typically center on weak or contrived plot points, not on her prose.

  • The "Sydney Morning Herald" called the play "commendably smooth" but felt it became contrived in the second act.
  • While many philatelists prefer genuine commercial covers to philatelically contrived covers, philatelic covers may still be acceptable in collections of countries and eras where few other covers exist.
  • Certain movies are entirely driven by the meet-cute situation, and contrived circumstances throw the couple together for much of the screenplay.
  • He has also contrived to art magazines such as "Segno", "Il giornale dell'arte", "Arte e critica", "Tema celeste", "Terzoocchio", "Apeiron" and "TribeArt".
  • Liam Lacey of "The Globe and Mail" wrote: "An ingratiating but overly contrived Canadian coming-of-age tale".

  • Vir Singh Deo assassinated Abul Fazl who was returning from Deccan in a plot contrived by the Mughal Prince Salim.
  • These are merely contrived examples and do not necessarily represent real cells (see the list of Mobile Country Codes and ).
  • Iconic memorials created after the war are designed as symbols of remembrance and as carefully contrived works of art.
  • "TULIP" is in official use by some librarians; the remainder have been contrived for this listing.
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