Inventa (en. Invented)

/ɛ̃.vɑ̃.ta/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Inventor, creator.

A famous invention marked history with its discoveries.

Un inventa célèbre a marqué l'histoire avec ses découvertes.

An invented thing.

This invention changed the way we live.

Cet inventa a changé notre manière de vivre.

verb

To create something new.

She invented an innovative method for teaching.

Elle inventa une méthode innovante pour enseigner.

To design an original product or idea.

He invented a gadget that made daily life easier.

Il inventa un gadget qui a facilité le quotidien.

From Latin 'inventare', meaning 'to find' or 'to discover'.

to reinvent the wheel

Doing something that already exists or starting a pointless effort again.

inventer la roue

to make excuses

Creating fallacious reasons to justify a behavior.

inventer des excuses

the inventory of ideas

A collection or a list of creative ideas.

l'inventaire des idées

invention

The process of creating a new product or concept.

invention

inventor

A person who makes inventions.

inventeur

inventiveness

The ability to create or imagine.

inventivité

It's nonsense!

When he proposed his idea, I said: that's nonsense!

Quand il a proposé son idée, j'ai dit : c'est de l'inventa!

To be in a fantasy world

When he tells stories, he is really in a fantasy world.

Quand il raconte des histoires, il est vraiment dans l'inventa.