Artilugio in english
Contraption
pronunciation: kəntræpʃən part of speech: noun
pronunciation: kəntræpʃən part of speech: noun
In gestures
artilugio1 = gadget ; widget ; artefact [artifact] ; whatchamacallit ; gizmo [gismo] ; contraption.
Example: The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.Example: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.Example: An artefact is any object made or modified by man.Example: In his book's section 'Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.Example: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.Example: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.artilugio2 = trick ; stalking horse ; gaff.
Example: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Example: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Example: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.more:
» artilugios = crafty ways .
Example: The article 'The crafty ways of a school librarian' describes how to work with young children by reinforcing reading sessions with craft-based activities.