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French

Detailed Translations for invention from French to English

invention:

invention [la ~] nom

  1. l'invention (découverte; trouvaille)
    the invention; the discovery; the find
  2. l'invention (découverte; trouvaille)
    the discovery; the find
  3. l'invention (fabulation; fable; conte de fées; )
    the fairytale
    – an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse 1
    the delusion
    – the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas 1
    the fiction; the fable
    – a deliberately false or improbable account 1
    the fib; the story
    – a trivial lie 1
    • fib [the ~] nom
      • he told a fib about eating his spinach1
    • story [the ~] nom
      • how can I stop my child from telling stories?1
    the old wive's tale
  4. l'invention (illusion; hallucination; mirage; )
    the delusion; the illusion; the mirage; the fata morgana
  5. l'invention
    the invention

Translation Matrix for invention:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
delusion affabulation; chimère; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; hallucination; illusion; illusion d'optique; invention; leurre; mirage; trompe-l'oeil anamorphose; chimère; fantasme; fantôme; hallucination; hantise; illusion; illusion d'optique; image trompeuse; imagination; mirage; promesse; rêve; supercherie; trompe-l'oeil; vision; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire
discovery découverte; invention; trouvaille découverte; découverte légale; découverte surprenant; expérience; manifestation
fable affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention conte; conte de fée; fable; fiction; merveille; narration; récit; rêve
fairytale affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention conte; conte de fée; fable; fiction; merveille; narration; récit; rêve
fata morgana chimère; hallucination; illusion; illusion d'optique; invention; leurre; mirage; trompe-l'oeil
fib affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention petit mensonge
fiction affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention
find découverte; invention; trouvaille
illusion chimère; hallucination; illusion; illusion d'optique; invention; leurre; mirage; trompe-l'oeil anamorphose; apparence; chimère; fantaisie; fantasme; fiction; figuration; hallucination; illusion; illusion d'optique; image onirique; image trompeuse; imagination; leurre; lubie; mirage; rêve; semblant; trompe-l'oeil; vision; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire
invention découverte; invention; trouvaille
mirage chimère; hallucination; illusion; illusion d'optique; invention; leurre; mirage; trompe-l'oeil anamorphose; chimère; hallucination; illusion; rêve; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire
old wive's tale affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention
story affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention article; compte-rendu; conte; conte de fée; exposé; fable; faux-fuyant; fiction; histoire; légende; merveille; mythe; narration; rapport; récit; rêve; subterfuge; tradition
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
fib conter des mensonges; fabuler; faire accroire à; inventer des histoires; mentir; raconter des histoires
find apercevoir; discerner; distinguer; observer; percevoir; rechercher; remarquer; rencontrer; tomber sur; trouver; voir; être découvert; être tombé sur; être trouvé

Synonyms for "invention":


Wiktionary Translations for invention:

invention invention
noun
  1. something invented
  2. -

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
invention invention vinding — ontdekking, uitvinding
invention invention uitvinding — de daad van het uitvinden, het ontdekken van een nieuwe methode of een nieuw toestel
invention invention inventieuitvinding, vinding
invention invention Erfindung — besondere, nicht auf der Hand liegende, materielle Konstrukte oder Verfahren, die neue und nützliche Anwendungen ermöglichen
invention neologism; invention WortneuschöpfungLinguistik, speziell Wortbildung: ein neues Wort, das nicht aus in der Sprache bereits vorhandenen Morphemen gebildet wird, jedoch unter Beachtung der in ihr erlaubten Lautverbindungen

Related Translations for invention



English

Detailed Translations for invention from English to French

invention:

invention [the ~] nom

  1. the invention (discovery; find)
    l'invention; la découverte; la trouvaille
  2. the invention (discovery; find)
    l'invention

Translation Matrix for invention:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
découverte discovery; find; invention disclosure; discovery; exposure; find; legal discovery; revelation; unmasking; unveiling
invention discovery; find; invention delusion; discovery; fable; fairytale; fata morgana; fib; fiction; find; illusion; mirage; old wive's tale; story
trouvaille discovery; find; invention discovery; find
- conception; design; excogitation; innovation

Related Words for "invention":

  • reinvention, inventions

Synonyms for "invention":


Related Definitions for "invention":

  1. the act of inventing1
  2. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation1
  3. the creation of something in the mind1

Wiktionary Translations for invention:

invention
noun
  1. something invented
invention
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
invention invention vinding — ontdekking, uitvinding
invention invention uitvinding — de daad van het uitvinden, het ontdekken van een nieuwe methode of een nieuw toestel
invention invention inventieuitvinding, vinding
invention invention Erfindung — besondere, nicht auf der Hand liegende, materielle Konstrukte oder Verfahren, die neue und nützliche Anwendungen ermöglichen
invention néologisme; invention WortneuschöpfungLinguistik, speziell Wortbildung: ein neues Wort, das nicht aus in der Sprache bereits vorhandenen Morphemen gebildet wird, jedoch unter Beachtung der in ihr erlaubten Lautverbindungen