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French wit and humor, on the other hand, is like a lace with which our women adorn the joys they give and the quarrels they invent; it is a mental jewelry, as charming as their pretty dresses.
La plaisanterie française est une dentelle avec laquelle les femmes savent embellir la joie qu’elles donnent et les querelles qu’elles inventent; c’est une parure morale, gracieuse comme leur toilette.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
Pierre is too stupid to invent the pretty treason you are hatching.
Pierre est trop lourd pour inventer la jolie trahison que vous préparez…
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
We must seek, and not invent explanations.
Il faut chercher celles-ci et non les inventer.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
Not being old enough to invent, I content myself with narrating, and I beg the reader to assure himself of the truth of a story in which all the characters, with the exception of the heroine, are still alive.
N'ayant pas encore l'âge où l'on invente, je me contente de raconter. J'engage donc le lecteur à être convaincu de la réalité de cette histoire, dont tous les personnages, à l'exception de l'héroïne, vivent encore.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
He even exaggerated matters and used all his skill to invent absurd stories to scare the Rastoils; but it was Monsieur Mafifre whom he made his special victim.
Il poussait même les choses un peu loin, mettant toute sa hâblerie à inventer des histoires saugrenues, qui ahurissaient la famille Rastoil. Il prit surtout pour victime M. Maffre.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
The judicial authorities of a foreign state cannot be required under Canadian law to invent ad hoc procedures for the purposes of a co operative investigation.
Le droit canadien ne peut obliger les autorités judiciaires de l'État étranger à établir une procédure spéciale pour les besoins d'une enquête menée en collaboration.
My aunt had no need to invent aeronautical exploits.
Et ma tante n'avait pas besoin d'inventer des exploits aériens.
Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve Amour
Au temps du fleuve Amour
Makine, Andrei
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
Once Upon The River Love
Makine, Andrei
© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
But it is not easy to invent one, and he knew not to what conclusion to come between the ancient faith, which was dead, and the young faith of to-morrow, as yet unborn.
Mais il n’est pas facile d’en inventer une, il ne savait comment conclure, entre l’antique foi qui était morte et la jeune foi de demain encore à naître.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
' That child will kill me one of these days,' she exclaimed. 'She doesn't know what to invent to alarm me.
--Cette enfant me fera mourir, dit-elle; elle ne sait qu'inventer pour me donner des secousses.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Moreover, he had made up his mind; on the morrow he would thank Madame Campardon for her kind hospitality, and invent some story for no longer trespassing upon it.
D'ailleurs, il était décidé: le lendemain, il remercierait madame Campardon de sa bonne hospitalité, en inventant une histoire.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
What could she do? What could she invent, so to be before him in giving her charity?
Que faire, qu'inventer pour le devancer dans son aumône?
Zola, Emile / The DreamZola, Emile / Le Reve
Le Reve
Zola, Emile
The Dream
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
You can invent reasons.
Vous saurez bien trouver des motifs.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
I have no pretext, and I cannot invent one."
Je n'ai pas de prétexte, je ne puis en inventer.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Truly she had waited for him; she had promised herself that they would be together for a moment, and that she would invent some fiction.
Sans doute, elle l’attendait, elle s’était dit qu’ils causeraient ensemble un instant, qu’elle inventerait une histoire.
Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amour
Une page d'amour
Zola, Emile
© 2009 GRIN Verlag
A Love Episode
Zola, Emile
© 2005 Mondial
If you're going to be killed you invent some kind of flag and country to fight for, and if you survive you get to love the thing.
Quand vous allez vous faire tuer, vous dénichez un drapeau et un pays quelconques à défendre, et si vous en réchappez vous les aimez pour tout de bon.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John

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invent

verb
Basic forms
Pastinvented
Imperativeinvent
Present Participle (Participle I)inventing
Past Participle (Participle II)invented
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I inventwe invent
you inventyou invent
he/she/it inventsthey invent
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am inventingwe are inventing
you are inventingyou are inventing
he/she/it is inventingthey are inventing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have inventedwe have invented
you have inventedyou have invented
he/she/it has inventedthey have invented
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been inventingwe have been inventing
you have been inventingyou have been inventing
he/she/it has been inventingthey have been inventing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I inventedwe invented
you inventedyou invented
he/she/it inventedthey invented
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was inventingwe were inventing
you were inventingyou were inventing
he/she/it was inventingthey were inventing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had inventedwe had invented
you had inventedyou had invented
he/she/it had inventedthey had invented
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been inventingwe had been inventing
you had been inventingyou had been inventing
he/she/it had been inventingthey had been inventing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will inventwe shall/will invent
you will inventyou will invent
he/she/it will inventthey will invent
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be inventingwe shall/will be inventing
you will be inventingyou will be inventing
he/she/it will be inventingthey will be inventing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have inventedwe shall/will have invented
you will have inventedyou will have invented
he/she/it will have inventedthey will have invented
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been inventingwe shall/will have been inventing
you will have been inventingyou will have been inventing
he/she/it will have been inventingthey will have been inventing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would inventwe should/would invent
you would inventyou would invent
he/she/it would inventthey would invent
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be inventingwe should/would be inventing
you would be inventingyou would be inventing
he/she/it would be inventingthey would be inventing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have inventedwe should/would have invented
you would have inventedyou would have invented
he/she/it would have inventedthey would have invented
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been inventingwe should/would have been inventing
you would have been inventingyou would have been inventing
he/she/it would have been inventingthey would have been inventing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am inventedwe are invented
you are inventedyou are invented
he/she/it is inventedthey are invented
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being inventedwe are being invented
you are being inventedyou are being invented
he/she/it is being inventedthey are being invented
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been inventedwe have been invented
you have been inventedyou have been invented
he/she/it has been inventedthey have been invented
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was inventedwe were invented
you were inventedyou were invented
he/she/it was inventedthey were invented
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being inventedwe were being invented
you were being inventedyou were being invented
he/she/it was being inventedthey were being invented
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been inventedwe had been invented
you had been inventedyou had been invented
he/she/it had been inventedthey had been invented
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be inventedwe shall/will be invented
you will be inventedyou will be invented
he/she/it will be inventedthey will be invented
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been inventedwe shall/will have been invented
you will have been inventedyou will have been invented
he/she/it will have been inventedthey will have been invented