Invento (en. Invention)

/inˈbento/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Original creation presented as new.

The invention of the telephone changed communication.

El invento del teléfono cambió la comunicación.

Idea or concept imagined or developed in the mind.

His latest invention is an application for learning languages.

Su último invento es una aplicación para aprender idiomas.

Derived from the verb 'to invent', which comes from the Latin 'inventus'.

to have an invention up one's sleeve

To have a hidden idea or solution for a problem.

tener un invento bajo la manga

to make an invention

To create something new, usually ingeniously.

hacer un invento

inventions of everyday life

Useful creations that facilitate daily tasks.

inventos de la vida cotidiana

invention

The act of creating something new.

invention

to invent

The process of conceiving something that did not exist before.

inventar

inventor

Person who creates a new product or idea.

inventor

Refers to something that is very innovative or surprising.

That new car is an invention that could change the industry.

Ese nuevo coche es un invento que podría cambiar la industria.

To speak of an invention as something useless or ridiculous.

That device is an invention; it is useless.

Ese aparato es un invento, no sirve para nada.