contrive

v. tramar, discurrir, elucubrar, fraguar, urdir; inventar, idear, ingeniar; confabularse, conchabar; ingeniarse, apañarse, darse maña, ser ingenioso

v.- idear, ingeniar, diseñar, planear, planificar, tramar, urdir, fraguar

Ex: Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.
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*contrive + an escape = ingeniárselas para escapar
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*contrive + solution = buscar una solución

(v.) = dar la impresión de, ingeniarse
Ex: Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.
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* contrive + an escape = ingeniárselas para escapar
* contrive + solution = buscar una solución