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invent [ɪn'vent](a) (new machine, process) inventer(b) (lie, excuse) inventer;∎ he invented a movie-star mother il s'est inventé une mère star de cinéma -
4 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?) inventer2) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) inventer•- inventive - inventiveness - inventor -
5 first to invent
PI premier inventeurEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > first to invent
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6 first-to-invent principle
PI principe du "premier inventeur"English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > first-to-invent principle
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7 contrive
contrive [kənˈtraɪv]a. ( = invent) inventerb. ( = manage) to contrive to do sth s'arranger pour faire qch* * *[kən'traɪv]transitive verb1) ( arrange) organiserto contrive to do — parvenir à faire, trouver moyen de faire
2) ( invent) fabriquer [device]; inventer [plot] -
8 devise
devise [dɪˈvaɪz][+ scheme, style] concevoir ; [+ plotline] imaginer* * *[dɪ'vaɪz]transitive verb1) ( invent) concevoir [scheme, course]; inventer [product, machine]2) Theatre écrire [quelque chose] en groupe -
9 make up
1) ( put make-up on) se maquiller2) ( after quarrel) se réconcilier ( with avec)3) ( compensate for)to make up for — rattraper [lost time, lost sleep]; combler [deficit]; compenser [personal loss]
4)to make up to — (colloq) faire de la lèche à (colloq)
make up [something], make [something] up5) ( invent) inventer6) ( prepare) faire [parcel, garment, bed]; préparer [prescription]7) ( constitute) faireto be made up of — être fait or composé de
to make up 10% of — constituer 10% de
8) ( compensate for) rattraper [loss, time]; combler [deficit]9) ( put make-up on) maquiller10)to make it up — ( make friends) se réconcilier ( with avec)
to make it up to somebody — ( when at fault) se faire pardonner; ( when not at fault) trouver quelque chose pour compenser
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10 plot
plot [plɒt]1. nouna. [of ground] terrain mc. [of story] intrigue fa. ( = mark out) [+ course, route] déterminer ; [+ graph, curve] tracer point par point ; [+ progress, development] faire le graphique deb. [+ sb's death, ruin] comploter( = conspire) conspirer* * *[plɒt] 1.1) ( conspiracy) complot m2) Cinema, Literature (of novel, film, play) intrigue f3) Agriculture ( allotment)plot of land — parcelle f de terre
4) Construction ( site) terrain m à bâtir2.transitive verb (p prés etc - tt-)1) ( plan) comploter [murder, attack, return]; fomenter [revolution]2) ( chart) relever [quelque chose] sur une carte [course]; tracer [quelque chose] sur une carte [progress]3) Mathematics ( on graph) tracer [quelque chose] point par point [curve, graph]; reporter [figures, points]4) Literature ( invent) inventer [episode, story, destiny]3. -
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12 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.) inventer -
13 cook up
(to invent or make up a false story etc: He cooked up a story about his car having broken down.) inventer -
14 design
1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) concevoir2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) dessin2) (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.) conception3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) motif4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) dessein•- designer- designing -
15 devise
(to invent; to put together: A shelter / new scheme was hurriedly devised.) inventer, combiner -
16 dream up
(to invent: I'm sure she'll dream up some silly plan.) imaginer -
17 invention
[-ʃən]1) (the act of inventing or the ability to invent: He had great powers of invention.) invention2) (something invented: What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was!) invention -
18 make up
1) (to invent: He made up the whole story.) inventer2) (to compose or be part(s) of: The group was made up of doctors and lawyers.) composer3) (to complete: We need one more player - will you make up the number(s)?) compléter4) (to apply cosmetics to (the face): I don't like to see women making up (their faces) in public.) (se) maquiller5) (to become friends again (after a quarrel etc): They've finally made up (their disagreement).) se réconcilier -
19 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.) fabriquer2) (to invent (something false): He manufactured an excuse for being late.) fabriquer2. noun(the process of manufacturing: the manufacture of glass.) fabrication -
20 think up
(to invent; to devise: He thought up a new process.) inventer
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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