inventez
English translation: invent
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|  Selected response from: Francis MARC Lithuania Local time: 18:45 | |||
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| 4 +9 | invent |
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| 5 +2 | create |
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| 5 | conjugated form of "to invent" |
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| 4 | devise, work out |
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peer agreement (net): +9
peer agreement (net): +9invent Explanation: from the verb "to invent" too simple question in a regular context (available in any dictionnary) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-12 15:51:25 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Pick the one you like in that list (reference harrap\'s Shorter): inventer [RvSte] 1 vt (machine etc) to invent, to devise; (imaginer) (concept, moyen) to think up, to dream up; (histoire, excuse) to make up, to think up; (expression) to coin; F il n’a pas inventé la poudre ou l’eau chaude ou l’eau tiède ou le fil à couper le beurre he’ll never set the Thames on fire; il ne sait plus quoi inventer pour la distraire he doesn’t know what else he can think up or dream up to keep her amused; non, il ne dit pas de mal de toi derrière ton dos, qu’est-ce que tu vas inventer? no, he doesn’t criticize you behind your back, you’re making it (all) up!; mais qu’est-ce qu’il va inventer là? what’s he on about?; cette histoire a été inventée de toutes pièces this story has been completely fabricated or is a complete fabrication; inventer de faire qch to hit on the idea of doing sth; je n’invente rien (c’est vrai) I’m not making anything up 2 s’inventer vpr ça ne s’invente pas (ce don etc) you’ve either got it or you haven’t; (des détails comme ça etc) you can’t make something like that up; il s’inventa un nouveau passé he invented a new past for himself |
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