How is the word artificiel translated from French to English

English translation
Contrived
adjective

Qui paraît faux parce que trop calculé.

Seeming false because it is too planned.

Examples with “artificiel”

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  • La fin semblait artificielle. — The ending felt contrived.

  • Son histoire semblait forcée et manquait d'authenticité. — Her story felt contrived and lacked authenticity.

  • Elle a imaginé un plan pour terminer plus tôt. — She contrived a plan to finish early.

  • Cette excuse artificielle n'a trompé personne. — This contrived excuse fooled nobody.

  • Cette solution est-elle trop forcée pour être pratique ? — Is this solution too contrived to be practical?

  • Comment as-tu imaginé une solution aussi astucieuse ? — How did you contrive such a clever solution?

  • Toute cette histoire ne paraît-elle pas un peu artificielle ? — Doesn't the whole story look a bit contrived?

  • Ils ont essayé de faire naturel, mais cela paraissait forcé. — They tried to make it look natural, but it seemed contrived.

  • J'ai imaginé un moyen d'économiser sur les courses. — I contrived a way to save money on groceries.

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