зате́я — meaning in English
zateya
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English meaning
- contrivance noun A machine or tool designed to carry out a particular job.
- device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
- enterprise noun A business or organization, especially one involved in a significant undertaking.
- undertaking noun A task or project that someone takes responsibility for, especially a large or difficult one.
Senses
зате́я is used for these senses in English:
- contrivance A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- device A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us."
contrivance — full definition
- noun A machine or tool designed to carry out a particular job.
- noun A clever plan or scheme used to achieve a particular goal.
- noun Something that seems too cleverly arranged to feel natural or genuine.
device — full definition
- noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
- noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
- noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.
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