Inventado (en. Invented)

/inβenˈtaðo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
adjective
That has been created or conceived by imagination.
The character in the novel is completely invented.
El personaje de la novela es completamente inventado.
That has no basis in reality.
His story seems invented, it has no evidence to support it.
Su historia parece inventada, no tiene pruebas que la sustenten.
That has been artificially manufactured.
The object in the exhibition is an invented technology of the time.
El objeto de la exhibición es un inventado tecnología de la época.

Etymology

From the verb 'invent', which comes from the Latin 'inventare'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

made-up story
A narrative that has no basis in reality.
historia inventada
invented out of nothing
Created without foundation or real elements.
inventado de la nada

Related Words

invent
To create something new, often from imagination.
inventar
invention
Something that has been created or designed by an inventor.
invento

Slang Meanings

Said of something that is unbelievable or suspicious.
That story sounds very invented, I don't believe it.
Esa historia suena muy inventada, no me la creo.
Referring to a lame excuse.
He gave me an invented reason to not go to the meeting.
Me dio una razón inventada para no ir a la reunión.