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1 invention
[-ʃən]1) (the act of inventing or the ability to invent: He had great powers of invention.) izumljanje2) (something invented: What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was!) izum* * *[invénšən]nounizum, iznajdba, najdba; izmišljotina, domišljija; domiselnost, invencija; iznajdljivost, invencioznost -
2 refine
1) (to make (a substance eg sugar) pure by taking out dirt, waste substances etc: Oil is refined before it is used.) prečistiti2) (to improve: We have refined our techniques considerably since the work began.) izboljšati (se)•- refined- refinement
- refinery* * *[rifáin]transitive verb & intransitive verbčistiti (se), prečistiti (se), rafinirati (se), požlahtniti (se); ugladiti (se), stanjšati (se); izboljšati (se); postati čist, bister; modrovati, tuhtati (on, upon o)to refine one's style — ugladiti, izboljšati svoj slogto refine on (upon) — izpopolniti do podrobnosti, dlakocepiti, tuhtati o
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INVENTION — L’invention est l’acte de produire par ses propres moyens un élément, un objet ou un processus original; plus généralement, de produire ou de créer en utilisant son imagination: inventer une machine, inventer une histoire. Le terme a aussi un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
invention — noun 1 new thing ADJECTIVE ▪ latest, new ▪ modern, newfangled ▪ brilliant, ingenious, wonderful ▪ … Collocations dictionary
invention — (in van sion ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1° Habileté d inventer, disposition à inventer. • Ils [les poëtes trop châtiés] rampent bassement, faibles d inventions, RÉGNIER Sat. IX.. • J ai trouvé ce nom [M. d Arles] pour ne dire ni M … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
invention — [[t]ɪnve̱nʃ(ə)n[/t]] inventions 1) N COUNT An invention is a machine, device, or system that has been invented by someone. It s been a tricky business marketing his new invention... The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention. 2) N UNCOUNT: oft N… … English dictionary
invention */*/ — UK [ɪnˈvenʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms invention : singular invention plural inventions 1) a) [countable] a machine, tool, or system that someone has made, designed, or thought of for the first time Inventions like the electric light bulb changed… … English dictionary
invention — in|ven|tion [ınˈvenʃən] n 1.) a useful machine, tool, instrument etc that has been invented ▪ The dishwasher is a wonderful invention. 2.) [U] the act of inventing something ▪ The invention of the computer has revolutionized the business world. 3 … Dictionary of contemporary English
invention — in|ven|tion [ ın venʃən ] noun ** 1. ) count a machine, tool, or system that someone has made, designed, or thought of for the first time: Inventions like the electric light bulb changed the way people lived. a ) uncount the act of inventing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
invention — noun 1 (C) a useful machine, tool, instrument etc that has been invented: The dishwasher is a wonderful invention. 2 (U) the act of inventing something: The invention of the computer has revolutionized the business world. 3 (C, U) a story,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Invention (science) — Invention (technique) Pour l’article homonyme, voir Invention. Une invention est d abord une méthode, une technique, un moyen nouveau par lequel il est possible de résoudre un problème pratique donné. Le concept est très proche de… … Wikipédia en Français
Invention of the telephone — The modern telephone is the result of work done by many people, all worthy of recognition of their contributions to the field. Alexander Graham Bell was the first to patent the telephone, an apparatus for transmitting vocal or other sounds… … Wikipedia
Invention (technique) — Pour l’article homonyme, voir Invention. Une invention est d abord une méthode, une technique, un moyen nouveau par lequel il est possible de résoudre un problème pratique donné. Le concept est très proche de celui d une innovation,… … Wikipédia en Français
