contraption
A machine that is complicated and precariousA machine that is complicated and precarious.
» What do you call that contraption?
Значення
значень: 2A machine that is complicated and precarious.
neumodischer Apparat, irres Gerät, seltsame Vorrichtung
приспособле́ниеprisposoblénije, устро́йствоustrójstvo
(зневажливе, переносно, ironic)Any object.
Ding, Objekt, Gerät
штуко́винаštukóvina, шту́чкаštúčka, ерунда́jerundá
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
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речень: 7What do you call that contraption?
This contraption is complicated to use.
Why, I wouldn't know what this contraption is supposed to do.
ruОткуда же мне знать, как работает эта хитрая штуковина. — Biga
deNun ja, ich habe keine Ahnung, was dieses Dingsbums tun soll. — User4473
An ancient race left ringed contraptions throughout the galaxy to shortcut through space-time.
Fascinated by nature’s solutions to complicated mechanical problems, such as birds’ flight, he envisioned contraptions along the lines of the bat’s skeleton.
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мов: 8За значеннями 2
За значеннями 2
Походження
Possibly a Western US English dialectal word of unknown origin. First attested in the earlPossibly a Western US English dialectal word of unknown origin. First attested in the early 19th century. Perhaps from contrive + trap + -tion, while also possibly approximating construction. Chambers suggests contrivance + adaption. Neither Chambers nor Concise Oxford suggests a US origin. Compare cantrip, cantrap (Scots dialect), a wilful piece of trickery.
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Форми
множина: contraptions| Однина | contraption |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 11- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job:appliancecontrivanceconveniencegadgetgizmogismowidget