invention

invento

Herramienta, máquina o idea nueva que alguien ha creado por primera vez.

En inglés sencillo: A new tool, machine, or idea that someone has created for the first time.

• Her invention saves water.
• He showed us his latest invention.
• Several useful inventions began as simple ideas.

Sinónimos: creation, innovation

Expresiones frecuentes: a new invention, a useful invention, a brilliant invention, patent an invention

invención

La acción o el proceso de crear algo que antes no existía.

En inglés sencillo: The act or process of creating something for the first time.

• The invention of paper changed history.
• Travel became easier after the invention of the railway.
• She studies the processes of invention and discovery.

Cómo se usa: the invention of something (The invention of the telephone changed communication.)

Sinónimos: creation, origination

Expresiones frecuentes: the invention of something, before its invention, since its invention

inventiva, creatividad

Capacidad para imaginar ideas nuevas o crear cosas nuevas.

En inglés sencillo: The ability to think of new ideas or create new things.

• Her work shows great invention.
• The writer's powers of invention impressed his readers.
• These designs lack invention, although they are beautifully made.

Sinónimos: creativity, imagination, inventiveness, ingenuity

Expresiones frecuentes: powers of invention, great invention, musical invention

invención

Pieza musical breve y completa, especialmente una de Bach escrita para dos o tres voces.

En inglés sencillo: A short, complete piece of music, especially one with two or three parts by Bach.

• She played an invention by Bach.
• This invention has two independent musical parts.
• We practiced three inventions during the piano lesson.

Expresiones frecuentes: a bach invention, a two-part invention, play an invention