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1 erlügen
v/t (unreg.) make up; erlogen* * *er|lü|gen [ɛɐ'lyːgn] ptp erlogen [ɛɐ'loːgn]vt irregto fabricate, to make up, to inventeine erlogene Geschichte — a fabrication, a fiction
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2 erfinden
v/t (unreg.) (etw. Neues) invent; (etw. Unwahres) invent, make up, concoct pej.; er hat die Arbeit / das Pulver ( auch) nicht ( gerade) erfunden umg. he’s not (exactly) one of the world’s workers / he’s not going to set the Thames (Am. the world) on fire; erfunden* * *to invent; to contrive* * *er|fịn|den [ɛɐ'fɪndn] ptp erfu\#nden [ɛɐ'fʊndn]vt irregto invent; (= erdichten auch) to make up, to fabricatedas hat sie glatt erfunden — she made it all up
er hat die Arbeit auch nicht erfunden (inf) — he's not exactly crazy about work (inf)
See:→ Pulver* * *1) (to make up something that is not true (a story, accusation etc): to fabricate an excuse.) fabricate2) (to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc): Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented?) invent3) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) invent4) (to invent: He made up the whole story.) make up5) (to invent (something false): He manufactured an excuse for being late.) manufacture* * *er·fin·den *▪ etw \erfinden1. (neu hervorbringen) to invent sthfrei erfunden sein to be completely fictitious* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) inventdas ist alles erfunden — it is pure fabrication; s. auch Pulver 2)
* * *er hat die Arbeit/das Pulver (auch) nicht (gerade) erfunden umg he’s not (exactly) one of the world’s workers/he’s not going to set the Thames (US the world) on fire; → erfunden* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) inventdas ist alles erfunden — it is pure fabrication; s. auch Pulver 2)
* * *v.to contrive v.to forge v.to invent v.to weave v.(§ p.,p.p.: wove, woven)or: weaved•) -
3 erdichten
v/t make up, think up, dream up umg., invent; pej. auch fabricate, concoct* * *to imagine* * *er|dịch|ten [ɛɐ'dɪçtn] ptp erdi\#chtetvtto invent, to fabricate, to make updas ist alles erdichtet und erlogen — it's all pure fabrication
* * *(to invent or make up a false story etc: He cooked up a story about his car having broken down.) cook up* * *er·dich·ten *vt (geh)* * * -
4 erdenken
v/t (unreg.) think up, devise, invent; erdacht* * *to invent* * *er|dẹn|ken [Eɐ'dɛŋkn] ptp erda\#cht [ɛɐ'daxt]vt irregto devise, to think upSee:→ auch erdacht* * *er·den·ken *▪ etw \erdenken to devise [or think up] sth* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb think or make up* * ** * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb think or make up* * *v.to conceive v. -
5 ausdenken
v/t (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-): sich (Dat) etw. ausdenken think s.th. up, come up with; (Plan etc.) auch work out; (erfinden) dream up; es ist nicht auszudenken it doesn’t bear thinking about, it’s too dreadful to think about; (ist unvorstellbar) the mind boggles (at the thought); da musst du dir schon was anderes ausdenken you don’t think I’m going to buy that(, do you?), you’ll have to come up with something better than that; ich hatte mir das so schön ausgedacht (vorgestellt) I had it all so nicely planned* * *to devise; to hatch; to conceive; to invent;sich ausdenkento think up; to concoct; to think out* * *aus|den|kenvt sepda musst du dir schon etwas anderes áúsdenken! (inf) — you'll have to think of something better than that!
* * ** * *aus|den·keneine Ausrede/Entschuldigung \ausdenken to think up [or of] sep [or contrive] [or a. pej concoct] an excuseeine Geschichte \ausdenken to think up [or make up] a story sepeine Idee/einen Plan \ausdenken to devise [or sep think up] an idea/a planeine Überraschung \ausdenken to plan a surpriseeine ausgedachte Geschichte a made-up storyda musst du dir schon etwas anderes \ausdenken! (fam) you'll have to think of something better than that!das hast du dir so/fein ausgedacht! (fam) that's what you think!es ist nicht auszudenken it's inconceivable* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verbsich (Dat.) etwas ausdenken — think of something; (erfinden) think something up; (sich vorstellen) imagine something
[das ist] nicht auszudenken — it does not bear thinking about
* * *ausdenken v/t (irr, trennb, hat -ge-):sich (dat) etwases ist nicht auszudenken it doesn’t bear thinking about, it’s too dreadful to think about; (ist unvorstellbar) the mind boggles (at the thought);da musst du dir schon was anderes ausdenken you don’t think I’m going to buy that(, do you?), you’ll have to come up with something better than that;ich hatte mir das so schön ausgedacht (vorgestellt) I had it all so nicely planned* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verbsich (Dat.) etwas ausdenken — think of something; (erfinden) think something up; (sich vorstellen) imagine something
[das ist] nicht auszudenken — it does not bear thinking about
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6 ersinnen
v/t (unreg.) geh. think up, dream up; (erfinden) invent* * *to conceive; to devise* * *er|sịn|nen [ɛɐ'zɪnən] ptp erso\#nnen [ɛɐ'zɔnən]vt irregto devise, to think up; (= erfinden) to invent* * *2) (to make in a clever way: He contrived a tent from an old sack.) contrive3) (to tell (an interesting story).) weave* * *er·sin·nen *vt irreg (geh)* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb (geh.) devise* * ** * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb (geh.) devise* * *v.to conceive v.to device v.to weave v.(§ p.,p.p.: wove, woven)or: weaved•) -
7 spinnen
(Wolle) to spin;* * *spịn|nen ['ʃpɪnən] pret spa\#nn [ʃpan] ptp gespo\#nnen [gə'ʃpɔnən]1. vtto spin; (old liter = ersinnen) Verrat, Ränke to plot; Lügen to concoct, to invent; Geschichte to spinein Netz von Lügen spinnen, ein Lügengewebe spinnen — to weave a web of lies
See:→ Garn2. vi2) (inf) (= leicht verrückt sein) to be crazy or nutty or screwy (all inf); (= Unsinn reden) to talk rubbish (Brit inf) or garbage (inf); (= Lügengeschichten erzählen) to make it up, to tell tall storiesstimmt das oder spinnst du? — is that true, or are you having me on (inf) or putting me on (US inf)?
sag mal, spinn ich, oder...? — am I imagining things or...?
ich spinn doch nicht — no way (inf)
spinn doch nicht! — come off it! (inf)
du spinnst wohl!, spinnst du? — you must be crazy!, are you crazy!
ich dein Auto waschen?, du spinnst wohl! — me clean your car?, you've got to be joking or kidding! (inf)
* * *(to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) spin* * *spin·nen<spann, gesponnen>[ˈʃpɪnən]I. vt1. (am Spinnrad verarbeiten) to spinWolle \spinnen to spin wool2. (ersinnen) to invent [or concoct] [or spin]eine Geschichte/Lüge \spinnen to spin [or invent] a story/lieII. vi1. (am Spinnrad tätig sein) to spin2. (fam: nicht bei Trost sein) to be mad [or crazy], to be off one's head BRIT [or out of one's mind] slsag mal, spinnt der? is he off his head?spinn doch nicht! don't talk such rubbish!du spinnst wohl! you must be mad!* * *1. 2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) spinIch soll bezahlen? Du spinnst wohl! — [What,] me pay? You must be joking or (sl.) kidding
* * *spinnen; spinnt, spann, hat gesponnenA. v/t & v/i1. spin;die Spinne spinnt ihr Netz the spider spins its web;ein Netz von Intrigen spinnen fig weave a web of intrigue;ein Garn spinnen umg, fig spin a yarn2. umgB. v/i umg (verrückt sein) be mad ( oder nuts, crazy, off one’s rocker); (Unsinn reden) talk rubbish;du spinnst wohl! you must be crazy ( oder off your rocker)!,spinnst du? have you gone mad?, are you crazy?;spinn ich? am I imagining things?;ich glaub, ich spinne ärgerlich: I don’t believe it!, it can’t be!;er fängt an zu spinnen he’s (slowly) going mad ( oder [a]round the bend), he’s losing his marbles;du spinnst total you’re completely off your rocker* * *1. 2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) spinIch soll bezahlen? Du spinnst wohl! — [What,] me pay? You must be joking or (sl.) kidding
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8 erfinden
er·fin·den *etw \erfinden1) ( neu hervorbringen) to invent sthfrei erfunden sein to be completely fictitious -
9 entwerfen
v/t (unreg.)1. (skizzieren) auch schriftlich: sketch, outline; (Kleidung, Gerät etc.) design; (Garten, Haus etc.) design; weitS. auch plan (the layout of); ein Bild entwerfen (+ Gen oder von) fig. draw a picture of, depict, portray2. (in seinen wesentlichen Punkten festlegen) (Plan, Vertrag etc.) draw up, draft, set out* * *to make a project of; to scheme; to conceptualize; to draw up; to delineate; to plot; to style; to draft; to sketch; to design* * *ent|wẹr|fen [Ent'vɛrfn] ptp entwo\#rfen [ɛnt'vɔrfn]vt irreg2) (= ausarbeiten) Gesetz, Vortrag, Schreiben etc to draft, to draw up; Plan to devise, to draw up* * *1) contrive2) (to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) design3) (to arrange over a wide area (especially according to a plan): He was the architect who laid out the public gardens.) lay out5) (to design in a certain style: These chairs/clothes are styled for comfort.) style* * *ent·wer·fen *1. (zeichnerisch gestalten) to sketch▪ [jdm] etw \entwerfen to design sth [for sb]2. (designen)▪ etw \entwerfen to design sth3. (im Entwurf erstellen)▪ etw \entwerfen to draft [or draw up] sth* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb design <furniture, dress>; draft <novel, text, etc.>; draw up <plans etc.>* * *entwerfen v/t (irr)1. (skizzieren) auch schriftlich: sketch, outline; (Kleidung, Gerät etc) design; (Garten, Haus etc) design; weitS. auch plan (the layout of);ein Bild entwerfen (+gen odervon) fig draw a picture of, depict, portray* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb design <furniture, dress>; draft <novel, text, etc.>; draw up <plans etc.>* * *v.to clone v.to conceptualise (UK) v.to conceptualize (US) v.to create v.to delineate v.to design v.to draft v.to draw up v.to minute v.to project v.to style v. -
10 erfinden
1. to fabricate [a story, etc.]2. to forge3. to invent4. to weaveto make sth. up
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