No. 3,002 in French
inventé
"Inventé" means "invented."
In a sentence
Il a inventé une nouvelle machine pour résoudre ce problème.
He invented a new machine to solve this problem.
In this sentence, "inventé" is used in its direct sense to mean 'invented' or 'created something new'.
Cette histoire est complètement inventée, elle n'est pas vraie.
This story is completely made up, it is not true.
Here, "inventé" refers to something being fabricated or made up, indicating a fictional creation.
Ils ont inventé des excuses pour justifier leur retard.
They made up excuses to justify their delay.
In this context, "inventé" depicts the creation or improvisation of a justification or excuse, often without basis in reality.
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