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Dictionary translations for "erfinden"

erfinden verb Conjugation

erfand / erfindet / erfunden

invent [ɪnˈvent] (Plan, Wiss., sich ausdenken)

Mein Steckenpferd: Unregelmäßige Verbformen erfinden.

My hobby: inventing irregular forms of verbs.

make up (sich ausdenken)

Interessante Geschichten zu erfinden ist ihre Stärke.

She is good at making up interesting stories.

contrive [kənˈtraɪv] (Plan)

Er hat einen neuen Motor erfunden, der kein Benzin braucht.

He contrived a new engine that does not use gas.

devise [dɪˈvaɪz] (Plan)

concoct [kənˈkɔkt] (sich ausdenken)

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Phrases with "erfinden" (1)

sich erfinden - invent

Contexts with "erfinden"

Mein Steckenpferd: Unregelmäßige Verbformen erfinden. My hobby: inventing irregular forms of verbs.

Interessante Geschichten zu erfinden ist ihre Stärke. She is good at making up interesting stories.

Verwende nicht "entdecken", wenn du eigentlich "erfinden" meinst. Don't use "discover" when you mean "invent".

Wenn Gott nicht existieren würde, müsste man ihn erfinden. If God did not exist, we'd have to invent him.

Die beste Art, die Zukuft vorherzusagen ist, sie zu erfinden. The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

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