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Dictionary translations for "sich erfinden"

sich erfinden verb

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

Mein Steckenpferd: Unregelmäßige Verbformen erfinden.

My hobby: inventing irregular forms of verbs.

make up (sich ausdenken)

Er hat die Geschichte erfunden.

He made up the history.

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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Contexts with "sich erfinden"

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

Er hat die Geschichte erfunden. He made up the history.

Er hat einen neuen Motor erfunden, der kein Benzin braucht. He contrived a new engine that does not use gas.

Wer hat das Klavier erfunden? Who invented the piano?

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

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