contrive
 transitive verb
 lograr
EN With the best heart in the world, he contrived, through a predominant whim of contradiction, to earn for himself, among those who only knew him superficially, the character of a curmudgeon.
GL Tiña o mellor corazón do mundo, mais debido a súa incesante teima de contradicción logrou, entre aqueles que só o coñecían superficialmente, a fama de avarento.
 Fonte: TRE (38)
conseguir
EN But I pointed out the distant pinnacles of the Palace of Green Porcelain to her, and contrived to make her understand that we were seeking a refuge there from her Fear.
GL Pero eu sinaleille os pináculos distantes do Pazo de Porcelana Verde e conseguín facela comprender que procurabamos alí un refuxio para o seu medo.
Fonte: TEM (1296)
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