contraption

• Substantivo que designa um dispositivo ou mecanismo aparentemente estranho, complicado demais ou improvisado, frequentemente usado com humor ou desprezo.

A noun referring to a device or machine that appears strange, overly complex, or improvised, often used humorously or dismissively.

1. Strange or complex deviceB2informal

   A machine or device that appears strange, overly complicated, or makeshift.

   Dispositivo estranho ou complicado

   • He built a strange contraption to open the garage door.
   • The inventor showed off his new contraption at the fair.
   • What is that contraption supposed to do?

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