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inventar

[ĩ.vẽ.ˈtaɾ]
verb
to invent; to make up; to fabricate
1. to create or design something new that did not exist before
He invented the telephone.
Ele inventou o telefone.
2. to make up a false story or excuse; to fabricate
She invented an excuse to skip the meeting.
Ela inventou uma desculpa para pular a reunião.
3. to come up with an idea or solution creatively
We need to invent a new strategy.
Precisamos inventar uma nova estratégia.
NYC Slang
come up with; cook up; dream up
Synonyms
criarconceberfabricarimaginarforjarimprovisar
Antonyms
destruiranularcopiarimitar

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
inventar
standard usage for both creating something new and making up false stories
São Paulo
inventar
common usage, no significant regional variation
Rio de Janeiro
inventar
common usage, sometimes used colloquially for creative problem-solving
Portugal
inventar
standard usage, equivalent to European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

inventar a roda
inventar desculpas
inventar histórias
inventar uma solução
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