inventer

Dans toute la langue grecque, ils n'avaient rien trouvé répondant à la signification qu'ils voulaient faire passer, et donc ils en avaient inventé un.
They did not find [a word] in the whole Greek language that suited their purpose, and therefore they had to make one.
Et s'ils avaient inventé cette histoire ?
Isn't it possible that they just made this whole thing up?
Hérodote est considéré comme le père de l’histoire, mais lui et Platon affirmaient que les Egyptiens avaient inventé l’histoire écrite.
Herodotus is acclaimed the father of history, but he and Plato claimed that the Egyptians invented written history.
Or, le précédent titulaire du mandat a fait valoir que ce n'étaient pas les religions qui avaient inventé les pratiques discriminatoires et préjudiciables à l'égard des femmes, et que celles-ci étaient davantage imputables à une interprétation culturelle des préceptes religieux.
However, the previous mandate-holder argued that religions have not invented discriminatory and harmful practices against women; rather, these practices are mainly attributable to a cultural interpretation of religious precepts.
Les Chinois avaient inventé des techniques d'impression alors que l'Europe était encore au Moyen Âge.
The Chinese had invented printing techniques while Europe was still in the Dark Ages.
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