Grammatical class

Verb

inventer

to invent (to make something for the first time)

Details

Syllables

in-ven-ter

Phonetics

ɛ̃.vɑ̃.te

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

3055

Freq. (movies)

3463

Freq. (news)

8239

Sentences

Je viens de l'inventer.

I just made that up.

A1

J'aime inventer des choses utiles.

I like to invent useful things.

A1

Tu dois être en train d'inventer ça.

You've got to be making this up.

A1

Je viens juste d'inventer le vocable.

I've just made up the term.

A1

Chaque homme doit inventer son chemin.

Each person must make his or her way in the world.

A2

Ne dis pas "découvrir" quand tu veux dire "inventer".

Don't use "discover" when you mean "invent".

A2

Essaie d'inventer une autre phrase.

Try coming up with another sentence.

B1

Si Dieu n'existait pas, il faudrait l'inventer.

If God did not exist, we'd have to invent him.

B1

Si Dieu n'existait pas, nous devrions l'inventer.

If God did not exist, we would have to invent him.

B1

L'Homme peut tout inventer, excepté l'art d'être heureux.

Man may invent anything, save for the art of being happy.

B1

La meilleure façon de prédire l'avenir est de l'inventer.

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

B2

Une vérité, contée avec une mauvaise intention, bat tous les mensonges que l'on peut inventer.

A truth that's told with bad intent, beats all the lies you can invent.

C2