contraption

kənˈtræpʃən
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Translation of contraption into German

Noun

odd machine

device or mechanism whose purpose or operation is not obvious
  • He brought a contraption that nobody could figure out how to operate.Er brachte ein komisches Gerät mit, bei dem niemand herausfinden konnte, wie man es bedient.
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Synonyms and analogies of contraption in English

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Examples of contraption in a sentence

  • The odd-looking contraption hummed and whirred in the corner of the workshop.

Translations of "contraption" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieVorrichtungnf.

He admired the tinkered contraption, though it barely resembled its original intent.

Er bewunderte die modifizierte Vorrichtung, obwohl sie kaum ihrer ursprünglichen Absicht ähnelte.

derApparatnm.

I watched him grind wheat in this silver contraption with a spigot.

Ich sah ihm zu, wie er in diesem silbernen Apparat Weizen mahlte.

dasGerätnn.

She pulled out a bizarre contraption from her backpack and puzzled everyone.

Sie zog ein bizarres Gerät aus ihrem Rucksack und verblüffte alle.

dasDingnn.

You, big fella, get down off that contraption.

Du, großer Kerl, komm von diesem Ding runter.

dieApparaturnf.

I don't want to take a chance on a homemade contraption.

Ich riskiere meine Pünktlichkeit nicht für eine selbst gebaute Apparatur.

dasGefährtnn.

Sometimes he even took mom on that contraption.

Manchmal nahm er sogar die Mutti auf das Gefährt mit.

dieErfindungnf.

If her contraption really works, it could buy some time.

Wenn ihre Erfindung funktioniert, gewinne ich Zeit.

dieMaschinenf.

A metal gear that was once a component of a complicated contraption.

Ein Zahnrad aus Metall, das einmal Teil einer größeren Maschine war.

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Other translations for contraption:

  • Kistenf.
  • Vehikelnn.
  • Apparillonm.

contraption: Examples and translations in context

Just keep watch here and make sense of what this contraption is.

Pass nur hier auf und finde heraus, wozu diese Vorrichtung dient.

That contraption's not the only weapon we found in the place.

Diese Vorrichtung ist nicht die einzige Waffe in dieser Wohnung.

The fiendish design of the contraption baffled even the most experienced engineers.

Das teuflische Design der Vorrichtung verwirrte selbst die erfahrensten Ingenieure.

I freed him from your infernal contraption and he returned to normal.

Ich befreite ihn aus Ihrer abscheulichen Vorrichtung und er wurde wieder normal.

And this mind is even more variegated than a moving contraption.

Und dieser Geist ist noch abwandelbarer als eine bewegliche Vorrichtung.

He looked skeptically at the contraption, wondering if it would actually work.

Er schaute skeptisch auf die Vorrichtung und fragte sich, ob sie wirklich funktionieren würde.

The inventor's cockeyed contraption for traveling through time malfunctioned on the first try.

Die absurde Vorrichtung des Erfinders für Zeitreisen versagte beim ersten Versuch.

He built an odd bod contraption to water his plants automatically.

Er baute eine exzentrische Vorrichtung, um seine Pflanzen automatisch zu bewässern.

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