"contrive" in German to contrive entwerfen entwickeln erfinden ersinnen veranstalten Detailed translations for "contrive" to contrive to contrive(also: to frame, to devise sth., to design, to draw up) entwerfen to contrive(also: to devise sth., to evolve, to educe, to cultivate) entwickeln to contrive(also: to weave {wove, woven}) erfinden I'll have to contrive a reason to get into his office. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Ich werde einen Grund erfinden müssen, um in sein Büro zu kommen. to contrive(also: to construct) ersinnen{transitive verb} to contrive(also: to prepare, to organize, to organise) veranstalten{transitive verb}