inventados in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for inventados in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.inventar VB trans

1. inventar aparato/sistema:

inventar

to invent

2. inventar:

inventar juego/palabra

to make up

inventar juego/palabra

to invent

inventar cuento

to make up

3. inventar excusa/mentira:

inventar

to make up

inventar

to invent

inventar

to come up with

II.inventarse VB vpr (enfático)

inventarse pretexto/mentira

to invent

inventarse pretexto/mentira

to come up with

inventarse pretexto/mentira

to make up

See also pólvora

pólvora N f

1. pólvora (explosivo):

pólvora

gunpowder

arder como la pólvora

to go up like a torch

gastar pólvora en salvas o RioPl en chimangos o And en gallinazos inf

to waste one's energy

inventar la pólvora inf es útil, pero no se puede decir que haya inventado la pólvora

it's useful but not exactly earth-shattering inf

2. pólvora (fuegos artificiales):

pólvora

fireworks pl

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inventar la pólvora inf es útil, pero no se puede decir que haya inventado la pólvora

it's useful but not exactly earth-shattering inf

Translations for inventados in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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fabricate story/excuse

inventar(se)

invent

inventar

to spin a yarn

inventar una historia

yarn

inventar historias

devise machine/tool

inventar

think up excuse

inventar

feign excuse/alibi

inventar

there you have a ready-made excuse

ahí tienes la excusa, no te la tienes que inventar

make up story/excuse

inventar

inventados in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for inventados in the Spanish»English Dictionary

inventar VB trans

inventar

to invent

Translations for inventados in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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invent

inventar

think up

inventar

to fictionalize sth (biography, story)

añadirle a algo detalles inventados (para hacerlo más interesante)

concoct

inventar

to trump up an accusation

inventar una acusación

to fabricate an excuse

inventar(se) una excusa

yarn

inventar historias

manufacture

inventar

to manufacture an excuse/a story

inventar una excusa/un cuento

make up

inventar

inventados Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

añadirle a algo detalles inventados (para hacerlo más interesante)

to fictionalize sth (biography, story)