B1🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
inventare
to invent; also to make up (lie/story)
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invent
to create or devise something new
⚠️ The trap
In Italian 'inventare' also commonly means to make something up / to lie. 'L'hai inventata!' = 'You made that up!' or 'That's a lie!'. In English 'invent' doesn't carry this lying connotation in everyday use — you'd say 'make up' or 'fabricate'.
To say "to create or devise something new" in Italian:
inventare (true cognate + lie connotation)
"inventare" in English means:
to invent; also to make up (lie/story)
Example
"Ha inventato una scusa per non venire."
"He made up an excuse not to come."
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