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French

Detailed Translations for invention from French to English

invention:

invention [la ~] nomen

  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 ~] nomen
      • he told a fib about eating his spinach1
    • story [the ~] nomen
      • 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

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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

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