inventa in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for inventa in the French»English Dictionary

I.inventer [ɛ̃vɑ̃te] VB trans

inventer machine, jeu, technique, remède

to invent

inventer moyen, subterfuge

to devise

inventer excuse, raison

to invent, make up

histoire inventée

made-up story

tu inventes

you're making it up

je n'invente rien

every word is true

je ne sais plus quoi inventer pour te faire plaisir inf

I can't think what else to do to make you happy

II.s'inventer VB refl

1. s'inventer (pour soi):

il s'est inventé une enfance malheureuse

he's invented an unhappy childhood for himself

elle s'invente toujours de bonnes raisons/des excuses

she can always find a good reason/an excuse

Phrases:

ça ne s'invente pas

that has to be true

III.inventer [ɛ̃vɑ̃te]

il n'a pas inventé la poudre inf ou l'eau tiède inf ou le fil à couper le beurre inf

he is not very bright

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il ne cesse d'inventer des fables

he's always telling tall stories

Translations for inventa in the English»French Dictionary

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invent

inventer

cook up excuse, story

inventer

dream up plan, excuse, idea, theory

concevoir, inventer

fabricate

inventer [qc] de toutes pièces

think up

inventer

devise product, machine

inventer

contrive play, plot

inventer

to make sth up as one goes along fig

inventer qc au fur et à mesure

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Translations for inventa in the French»English Dictionary

inventer [ɛ̃vɑ̃te] VB trans

inventer

to invent

ça ne s'invente pas

you couldn't make it up

Translations for inventa in the English»French Dictionary

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invent

inventer

think up

inventer

contrive

inventer

fabricate

inventer

coin

inventer

to pluck sth out of the air

inventer qc

make up

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