inventava in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for inventava in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.inventare [invenˈtare] VB trans

inventare macchina, gioco, tecnica, alibi, teoria

to invent

inventare rimedio, sotterfugio

to devise

inventare rimedio, sotterfugio

to make up

inventare scusa, storia

to invent

stai inventando tutto!

you're making it all up!

inventare sul momento

to invent on the spur of the moment

II.inventarsi VB refl

si è inventato un'infanzia felice

he's invented a happy childhood for himself

inventarsi qc man mano che si va avanti

to make sth up as one goes along

si è inventata tutto

she made the whole thing up

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via via inventava delle spiegazioni

he was making up explanations as he went along

Translations for inventava in the English»Italian Dictionary

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invent

inventare

fabricate

fabbricare, inventare

concoct excuse, lie

inventare

cook up excuse, story

inventare

contrive machine, device

inventare

contrive play, plot

inventare, trovare

devise product, machine

ideare, inventare

to make sth up as one goes along fig

inventare qc man mano che si avanti

make up excuse, story

inventare

inventava in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for inventava in the Italian»English Dictionary

inventare [in·ven·ˈta:·re] VB trans

1. inventare (oggetto, fiaba):

inventare

to invent

2. inventare:

inventare (notizia, scuse)

to make up

inventare (bugia)

to tell

inventarne di tutti i colori

to tell tall tales

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inventare qc di sana pianta

to make sth up completely

Translations for inventava in the English»Italian Dictionary

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think up

inventare

invent

inventare

fabricate excuse

inventare

concoct

inventare

trump up

inventare

to brew up a story/an excuse

inventare una storia/una scusa

manufacture

inventare

to manufacture an excuse/a story

inventare una scusa/una storia

make up

inventare

inventava Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

inventare qc di sana pianta

to make sth up completely

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Italian

Il resto s'inventava, s'improvvisava durante l'esecuzione ed era questo ispirazione costante a rendere la mazurca così attraente e variata.

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