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It was the same jolly, clear spring weather, and I simply could not contrive to feel careworn.
Il faisait encore ce joli temps pur et printanier qui me rendait positivement incapable d'éprouver du souci.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
Poor soul! she'll mourn and grieve; and if you'd only contrive, Mr. Wilson, to send this little pin to her.
Elle pleurera, elle, – le cœur navré. Si vous pouviez seulement trouver moyen de lui faire parvenir cette épingle.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
During the days that followed I was haunted by the notion that this death expected some gesture from me, some idea that I could not contrive to come up with.
Je vécus les jours suivants dans la hantise d'un geste, d'une pensée que cette mort attendait de moi et que je ne parvenais pas à trouver.
Makine, Andreï / The Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï / La terre et le ciel de Jacques Dorme
La terre et le ciel de Jacques Dorme
Makine, Andreï
© 2003 by Mercure de France
The Earth And Sky Of Jacques Dorme
Makine, Andreï
© 2005 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2003 by Mercure de France
"And how does St. Clare contrive to manage?" said Miss Ophelia. "You say he never strikes a blow."
–  Comment parvient-il donc à en être obéi? vous dites qu’il ne les frappe jamais.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
We shall arrive in less than an hour if the wind holds, and then you'll be safe from any circumstances that I can contrive."
Nous arriverons au poste en moins d’une heure, si le vent continue ; et alors vous serez en sûreté contre toutes circonstances que je pourrais occasionner.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
"If ye could only contrive a little service for me, down among the Thousand Isles, for a fortnight or so, I think this matter might be settled to the satisfaction of all parties.
– Si vous pouviez me trouver quelque petit service à faire aux Mille-Îles, pendant une quinzaine ou environ, je crois que l’affaire en question pourrait s’arranger à la satisfaction de toutes les parties.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
You know not with what perfidious cleverness they contrive to satisfy their caprices, nor the art with which they will convert your passing fancy into a love which ought to be eternal.
Vous ne savez pas avec quel art perfide elles s’y prennent pour satisfaire leurs fantaisies, pour convertir un goût passager en un amour qui commence sur la terre et doit se continuer dans le ciel.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
"Don't you think we might in some way contrive to raise that money?
«N’imaginez-vous pas quelque moyen d’amasser cet argent?
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
You didn't find him backwards at the Oswego Falls, Master Cap, where fresh water contrives to tumble down hill with little difficulty."
Vous ne l’avez pas trouvé trop gauche, maître Cap, à la cataracte de l’Oswego, où l’eau douce réussit à descendre d’une montagne sans beaucoup de difficulté.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Some needy employees, some poverty-stricken families--had thus installed themselves there, and in the long run contrived to pay a trifle for their accommodation.
Des employés nécessiteux, des ménages sans argent s’étaient donc installés là, payant à la longue, arrivant toujours à donner quelques sous.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Sam tumbled up accordingly, dexterously contriving to tickle Andy as he did so, which occasioned Andy to split out into a laugh, greatly to Haley's indignation, who made a cut at him with his riding-whip.
Sam obéit, et sautant à cheval, trouva encore moyen de chatouiller son camarade. Andy partit aussitôt d’un éclat de rire immodéré, à la grande indignation de Haley, qui lui allongea un coup de cravache.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
His private apartments were limited to three rooms--a bed-room, dining-room, and study--all very modest and small, contrived indeed by partitioning off portions of one large hall.
D’ailleurs, son appartement particulier ne se composait que d’une chambre à coucher, une salle à manger et un cabinet de travail, des pièces modestes, étroites, qu’on avait taillées dans une grande salle, à l’aide de cloisons.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Its voice, like that of a fiendish monster, more resonant than thunder-a savage and appalling roar contrived to drown the clamour of the wind and waves-spread through the darkness, across the sea, which was invisible under its shroud of fog.
Sa clameur de monstre surnaturel, plus retentissante que le tonnerre, rugissement sauvage et formidable fait pour dominer les voix du vent et des vagues, se répandit dans les ténèbres sur la mer invisible ensevelie sous les brouillards.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
As my advice was by far the easiest to follow, we ended by adopting it, and contrived to embrace the gunwale and give her her head.
Comme mon idée était de loin la plus facile à mettre en pratique, nous l’adoptâmes, et cramponnés au bordage, nous laissâmes filer le canot.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
A roadman's eyes would no doubt be a little inflamed, so I contrived to get some dust in both of mine, and by dint of vigorous rubbing produced a bleary effect.
Comme les yeux d'un cantonnier ne peuvent manquer d'être un peu enflammés, j'eus soin d'introduire de la poussière dans les miens, et leur donnai un aspect chassieux en me les frottant vigoureusement.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John

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contrive

verb
Basic forms
Pastcontrived
Imperativecontrive
Present Participle (Participle I)contriving
Past Participle (Participle II)contrived
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I contrivewe contrive
you contriveyou contrive
he/she/it contrivesthey contrive
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am contrivingwe are contriving
you are contrivingyou are contriving
he/she/it is contrivingthey are contriving
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have contrivedwe have contrived
you have contrivedyou have contrived
he/she/it has contrivedthey have contrived
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been contrivingwe have been contriving
you have been contrivingyou have been contriving
he/she/it has been contrivingthey have been contriving
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I contrivedwe contrived
you contrivedyou contrived
he/she/it contrivedthey contrived
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was contrivingwe were contriving
you were contrivingyou were contriving
he/she/it was contrivingthey were contriving
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had contrivedwe had contrived
you had contrivedyou had contrived
he/she/it had contrivedthey had contrived
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been contrivingwe had been contriving
you had been contrivingyou had been contriving
he/she/it had been contrivingthey had been contriving
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will contrivewe shall/will contrive
you will contriveyou will contrive
he/she/it will contrivethey will contrive
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be contrivingwe shall/will be contriving
you will be contrivingyou will be contriving
he/she/it will be contrivingthey will be contriving
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have contrivedwe shall/will have contrived
you will have contrivedyou will have contrived
he/she/it will have contrivedthey will have contrived
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been contrivingwe shall/will have been contriving
you will have been contrivingyou will have been contriving
he/she/it will have been contrivingthey will have been contriving
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would contrivewe should/would contrive
you would contriveyou would contrive
he/she/it would contrivethey would contrive
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be contrivingwe should/would be contriving
you would be contrivingyou would be contriving
he/she/it would be contrivingthey would be contriving
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have contrivedwe should/would have contrived
you would have contrivedyou would have contrived
he/she/it would have contrivedthey would have contrived
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been contrivingwe should/would have been contriving
you would have been contrivingyou would have been contriving
he/she/it would have been contrivingthey would have been contriving
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am contrivedwe are contrived
you are contrivedyou are contrived
he/she/it is contrivedthey are contrived
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being contrivedwe are being contrived
you are being contrivedyou are being contrived
he/she/it is being contrivedthey are being contrived
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been contrivedwe have been contrived
you have been contrivedyou have been contrived
he/she/it has been contrivedthey have been contrived
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was contrivedwe were contrived
you were contrivedyou were contrived
he/she/it was contrivedthey were contrived
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being contrivedwe were being contrived
you were being contrivedyou were being contrived
he/she/it was being contrivedthey were being contrived
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been contrivedwe had been contrived
you had been contrivedyou had been contrived
he/she/it had been contrivedthey had been contrived
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be contrivedwe shall/will be contrived
you will be contrivedyou will be contrived
he/she/it will be contrivedthey will be contrived
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been contrivedwe shall/will have been contrived
you will have been contrivedyou will have been contrived
he/she/it will have been contrivedthey will have been contrived