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1 invent
[in'vent]1) (to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc): Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented?) inventar2) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) inventar•- inventive
- inventiveness
- inventor* * *in.vent[inv'ent] vt 1 inventar, idear. 2 forjar. -
2 invent
[in'vent]1) (to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc): Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented?) inventar2) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) inventar•- inventive - inventiveness - inventor -
3 coin
[koin] 1. noun(a piece of metal used as money: a handful of coins.) moeda2. verb1) (to make metal into (money): The new country soon started to coin its own money.) cunhar2) (to invent (a word, phrase etc): The scientist coined a word for the new process.) inventar•- coinage* * *[kɔin] n 1 moeda. 2 dinheiro amoedado. 3 esquina. 4 Mech chaveta, cunha. • vt+vi 1 cunhar moeda, amoedar. 2 fig cunhar, inventar, forjar. base ou false coin moeda falsa. current coin moeda corrente. he is coining money coll ele ganha muito dinheiro. I paid him back in his own coin paguei-lhe na mesma moeda. newly coined words neologismos. small coin moeda divisionária. the head of a coin cara. the other side of the coin o outro lado da moeda, o lado oposto da situação. the tail of a coin coroa. two sides of the same coin dois lados da mesma moeda, duas maneiras de ver a mesma coisa. -
4 concoct
[kən'kokt, ]( American[) kon-](to put together, make up or invent: I've concocted a new drink for you to try; The child concocted a story about having been attacked.) inventar* * *con.coct[kənk'ɔkt] vt 1 preparar, misturar. 2 fig forjar, planejar, tramar, maquinar, inventar, urdir. -
5 design
1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) projectar2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) desenho2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) traçado3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) padrão4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) propósito•- designer- designing* * *de.sign[diz'ain] n 1 projeto, intento, esquema, plano, escopo, fim, motivo, enredo, tenção. 2 desenho, bosquejo, esboço, debuxo, delineação, risco, modelo. 3 invenção artística, arranjamento, arte de desenho. • vt+vi 1 projetar, planejar, ter em mira, propor-se, ter intenção. 2 designar, destinar, assinar. 3 desenhar, traçar, debuxar, esboçar, delinear, bosquejar. -
6 devise
(to invent; to put together: A shelter / new scheme was hurriedly devised.) inventar* * *de.vise[div'aiz] n 1 legado, deixa, coisa ou valor determinado que se deixa em testamento. 2 disposição testamentária. • vt+vi 1 imaginar, inventar, tramar, maquinar, planejar, delinear, projetar. 2 Jur legar, transferir, transmitir, deixar em testamento. -
7 invention
[-ʃən]1) (the act of inventing or the ability to invent: He had great powers of invention.) invenção2) (something invented: What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was!) invenção* * *in.ven.tion[inv'enʃən] n 1 invenção. 2 coisa inventada. 3 faculdade inventiva. 4 astúcia, engano, fábula. the Invention of the Cross a descoberta ou o achado da Santa Cruz. -
8 inventorial
in.ven.to.ri.al[invent'ɔ:riəl] adj que diz respeito a um inventário. -
9 inventorially
in.ven.to.ri.al.ly[invent'ɔ:riəli] adv a modo de inventário. -
10 manufacture
[mænju'fæk ə] 1. verb1) (to make, originally by hand but now usually by machinery and in large quantities: This firm manufactures cars at the rate of two hundred per day.) fabricar2) (to invent (something false): He manufactured an excuse for being late.) inventar2. noun(the process of manufacturing: the manufacture of glass.) fabrico* * *man.u.fac.ture[mænjuf'æktʃə] n 1 manufatura, fabricação. 2 produtos manufaturados. • vt+vi 1 manufaturar, fabricar, produzir. 2 inventar, criar. -
11 cook up
(to invent or make up a false story etc: He cooked up a story about his car having broken down.) fabricar -
12 dream up
(to invent: I'm sure she'll dream up some silly plan.) inventar -
13 make up
1) (to invent: He made up the whole story.) inventar2) (to compose or be part(s) of: The group was made up of doctors and lawyers.) constituir(-se)3) (to complete: We need one more player - will you make up the number(s)?) completar4) (to apply cosmetics to (the face): I don't like to see women making up (their faces) in public.) maquilhar(-se)5) (to become friends again (after a quarrel etc): They've finally made up (their disagreement).) fazer as pazes -
14 think up
(to invent; to devise: He thought up a new process.) inventar -
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16 concoct
[kən'kokt, ]( American[) kon-](to put together, make up or invent: I've concocted a new drink for you to try; The child concocted a story about having been attacked.) inventar -
17 cook up
(to invent or make up a false story etc: He cooked up a story about his car having broken down.) inventar -
18 design
1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) projetar2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) desenho2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) design3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) padrão4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) propósito•- designer- designing -
19 devise
(to invent; to put together: A shelter / new scheme was hurriedly devised.) inventar, tramar -
20 dream up
(to invent: I'm sure she'll dream up some silly plan.) imaginar
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Invent — In*vent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inventing}.] [L. inventus, p. p. of invenire to come upon, to find, invent; pref. in in + venire to come, akin to E. come: cf. F. inventer. See {Come}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To come or light … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
invent — 1 *contrive, devise, frame, concoct Analogous words: initiate, inaugurate (see BEGIN): institute, *found, establish 2 Invent, create, discover are comparable terms frequently confused in the sense of to bring into being something new. Invent (see … New Dictionary of Synonyms
invent — in‧vent [ɪnˈvent] verb [transitive] 1. to make, design or produce something new or a new way of doing something: • Percy Spencer invented the microwave oven. • Mr. Monaghan virtually invented the modern pizza delivery business when he founded… … Financial and business terms
invent — in·vent vt: to create or produce for the first time in·ven·tor n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. invent … Law dictionary
invent — [v1] create, think up ad lib, author, bear, bring into being, coin, come upon, come up with, compose, conceive, contrive, cook up*, design, devise, discover, dream up, envision, execute, fake, fashion, find, forge, form, formulate, frame, hatch,… … New thesaurus
invent — [in vent′] vt. [ME inventen < L inventus, pp. of invenire, to come upon, meet with, discover < in , in, on + venire, to COME] 1. to think up; devise or fabricate in the mind [to invent excuses] 2. to think out or produce (a new device,… … English World dictionary
invent — (v.) late 15c., find, discover, a back formation from invention or else from L. inventus, pp. of invenire “to come upon; devise, discover” (see INVENTION (Cf. invention)). Meaning make up, think up is from 1530s, as is that of produce by… … Etymology dictionary
invent — ► VERB 1) create or design (a new device, process, etc.). 2) make up (a false story, name, etc.). DERIVATIVES inventor noun. ORIGIN Latin invenire contrive, discover … English terms dictionary
invent */*/ — UK [ɪnˈvent] / US verb [transitive] Word forms invent : present tense I/you/we/they invent he/she/it invents present participle inventing past tense invented past participle invented Collocations: If you are the first person to make a new type of … English dictionary
invent — inventible, inventable, adj. /in vent /, v.t. 1. to originate or create as a product of one s own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph. 2. to produce or create with the imagination: to invent a story. 3. to make up… … Universalium
invent — [[t]ɪnve̱nt[/t]] invents, inventing, invented 1) VERB If you invent something such as a machine or process, you are the first person to think of it or make it. [V n] He invented the first electric clock... [V n] Writing had not been invented as… … English dictionary
