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1 invent
v. hitta på; uppfinna* * *[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?) uppfinna2) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) hitta på, tänka ut•- inventive
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2 coin
n. mynt, peng--------v. mynta, prägla (både mynt och uttryck)* * *[koin] 1. noun(a piece of metal used as money: a handful of coins.) mynt2. verb1) (to make metal into (money): The new country soon started to coin its own money.) mynta, prägla2) (to invent (a word, phrase etc): The scientist coined a word for the new process.) mynta•- coinage -
3 concoct
v. laga till, koka ihop; hitta på* * *[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.) blanda (laga) till, koka ihop -
4 cook up
koka ihop, hitta på* * *(to invent or make up a false story etc: He cooked up a story about his car having broken down.) koka ihop -
5 design
n. planlösning; utkast, skiss; mönster, motiv, ond avsikt--------v. formge, teckna; avse* * *1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) formge, rita, designa2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) utkast, skiss, mönster2) (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.) formgivning, design, planlösning3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) design, mönster4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) avsikt•- designer- designing -
6 devise
v. hitta på, planera; testamentera* * *(to invent; to put together: A shelter / new scheme was hurriedly devised.) hitta på, tänka ut, uppfinna -
7 dream up
hitta på, fantisera ihop* * *(to invent: I'm sure she'll dream up some silly plan.) hitta på, fantisera ihop -
8 invention
n. påhitt; uppfinningsrikedom; påfund, lögn; invention (musik)* * *[-ʃən]1) (the act of inventing or the ability to invent: He had great powers of invention.) uppfinning, uppfinnande, uppfinningsförmåga2) (something invented: What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was!) uppfinning -
9 make up
n. byggnad; smink, make up; arrangemang; bygga; utgöra; hitta på; förlåta och glömma; komplettera; kompensera; sminka; packa* * *1) (to invent: He made up the whole story.) hitta på2) (to compose or be part(s) of: The group was made up of doctors and lawyers.) bestå av3) (to complete: We need one more player - will you make up the number(s)?) fylla ut, komplettera4) (to apply cosmetics to (the face): I don't like to see women making up (their faces) in public.) lägga makeup, sminka sig5) (to become friends again (after a quarrel etc): They've finally made up (their disagreement).) bli sams igen, försonas -
10 manufacture
n. fabrikat; industri; produkt; framställning--------v. produktion; tillverkning; fabricera, hitta på* * *[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.) tillverka2) (to invent (something false): He manufactured an excuse for being late.) hitta på2. noun(the process of manufacturing: the manufacture of glass.) tillverkning -
11 think up
(to invent; to devise: He thought up a new process.) tänka ut, hitta på
См. также в других словарях:
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
