noun🔗ShareDispositivo, artilugioA (mechanical) device to perform a certain task"The old-fashioned egg beater was a clever contrivance for mixing ingredients. "El batidor de huevos anticuado era un ingenioso artilugio para mezclar ingredientes.devicemachinetechnologytechnicalutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArtificio, invento, planA means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective"The student's elaborate system of hand signals during the test was a clumsy contrivance to cheat. "El elaborado sistema de señales manuales del estudiante durante el examen fue un torpe artificio para hacer trampa.plantechnologymachinedevicesystemwayactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArtificio, inventoSomething overly artful or artificial"The elaborate apology sounded like a contrivance, designed more to impress the boss than to show genuine remorse. "La elaborada disculpa sonaba como un artificio, diseñado más para impresionar al jefe que para mostrar un arrepentimiento genuino.artstylecharacterliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
