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Dictionary English ← German: [erfinden]

Translation 1 - 13 of 13

	English	German
	to devise sth. `[contrive]`	411 etw.^Akk. ausarbeiten `[fig.]` `[ersinnen,` `erfinden]`
	to make up sth. `[invent]`	etw.^Akk. erdichten `[ausdenken,` `erfinden]`
	to think sth. up `[invent]`	etw. ersinnen `[erfinden]`
	idiom to spin a yarn	fabulieren `[eine` `Geschichte` `erfinden]`
Nouns
	inventing	26 Erfindung `{f}` `[das` `Erfinden]`
2 Words
	to make up sth. `[e.g.` `a` `story]`	sich^Dat. etw.^Akk. ausdenken `[erfinden]`
	to cook sth. up `[coll.]` `[fabricate` `an` `excuse,` `an` `explanation,` `etc.]`	sich^Dat. etw.^Akk. zurechtbasteln `[ugs.]` `[eine` `Ausrede,` `eine` `Erklärung` `etc.` `erfinden]`
	to cook up sth. `[coll.]` `[fabricate` `an` `excuse,` `an` `explanation,` `etc.]`	sich^Dat. etw.^Akk. zurechtbasteln `[ugs.]` `[eine` `Ausrede,` `eine` `Erklärung` `etc.` `erfinden]`
	to think sth. up `[coll.]`	sich^Dat. etw. ausdenken `[erfinden]`
	to cook sth. up `[coll.]`	sich^Dat. etw. ausdenken `[etw.` `erfinden]`
3 Words
	to dream sth. up `[invent` `by` `ingenuity]`	sich^Dat. etw. einfallen lassen `[ausdenken,` `erfinden]`
	to cook up sth. `[coll.]` `[a` `story,` `a` `plan,` `an` `excuse,` `etc.]`	sich^Dat. etw. einfallen lassen `[sich` `etw.` `ausdenken,` `etw.` `erfinden]`
5+ Words
	to invent sth. `[story,` `excuse,` `etc.]`	sich^Dat. etw.^Akk. aus den Fingern saugen `[ugs.]` `[Redewendung]` `[etw.` `erfinden]` `[Geschichte` `u.` `ä.]`

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