What does invento in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word invento in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use invento in Spanish.

The word invento in Spanish means lie, invention, invent, make up. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word invento

lie

nombre masculino (relato inventado) (story, excuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Eso que dices no es cierto, es un invento.
What you are saying is not true, it's just a lie.

invention

nombre masculino (invención, descubrimiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La lavadora es un invento que revolucionó las tareas domésticas.
The washing machine is an invention that revolutionized domestic chores.

invent

verbo transitivo (crear algo nuevo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Inventó un aparato para facilitarle el trabajo.
She invented a device to make her work easy.

make up

verbo transitivo (mentir)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Llegó tarde al trabajo y se inventó una historia para justificarse.
She turned up late to work made up a story to justify herself.

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