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invention meaning in French

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invention [inventions] (something invented)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈven.ʃn̩]
[US: ˌɪn.ˈven.ʃn̩]

invention◼◼◼nom {f}It was an invention. = C'était une invention.

necessity is the mother of invention (a person in need will find a way)
phrase
[UK: nɪ.ˈse.sɪ.ti ɪz ðə ˈmʌð.ə(r) əv ɪn.ˈven.ʃn̩]
[US: nə.ˈse.sə.ti ˈɪz ðə ˈmʌð.r̩ əv ˌɪn.ˈven.ʃn̩]

la nécessité est la mère de l'invention◼◼◼phrase

nécessité fait loi◼◼◻phrase