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inventer
to invent
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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
il ne cesse d'inventer des fables
he's always telling tall stories
English
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French
French
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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English
English
inventer [ɛ̃vɑ̃te] VB trans
inventer
to invent
ça ne s'invente pas
you couldn't make it up
English
English
French
French
invent
inventer
think up
inventer
contrive
inventer
fabricate
inventer
coin
inventer
to pluck sth out of the air
inventer qc
make up
inventer
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French
English
English
inventer [ɛ͂vɑ͂te] VB trans
inventer
to invent
ça ne s'invente pas
you couldn't make it up
English
English
French
French
think up
inventer
invent
inventer
contrive
inventer
fabricate
inventer
coin
inventer
to pluck sth out of the air
inventer qc
make up
inventer
Présent
j'invente
tuinventes
il/elle/oninvente
nousinventons
vousinventez
ils/ellesinventent
Imparfait
j'inventais
tuinventais
il/elle/oninventait
nousinventions
vousinventiez
ils/ellesinventaient
Passé simple
j'inventai
tuinventas
il/elle/oninventa
nousinventâmes
vousinventâtes
ils/ellesinventèrent
Futur simple
j'inventerai
tuinventeras
il/elle/oninventera
nousinventerons
vousinventerez
ils/ellesinventeront
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Le mot fable vient du latin fabula (« propos, parole »), qui désigne le fait de parler en inventant (d'où dérive aussi le terme « fabuler »).
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Cependant, beaucoup d'autres disciplines y sont aussi pratiquées, voire y ont été inventées.
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La manière dont il s'exprimait, je n'ai pas tout inventé.
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Le reste du scénario est inventé ou adapté de récits populaires.
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Le shove-it, ou varial, est une figure de skateboard inventée avant le ollie.
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