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How to Say "fabricated" in Spanish

The Spanish word forfabricatedis inventadoB1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1
adjectiveB1
excuse, evidence
A drawing by a child showing an imaginary purple dragon with rabbit ears, illustrating a 'made up' or fictional concept.

Examples

Su coartada era completamente inventada.

His alibi was completely made up.

La noticia resultó ser inventada por un periódico sensacionalista.

The news turned out to be fake (invented) by a sensationalist newspaper.

No te creas ese rumor; es inventado.

Don't believe that rumor; it's fake.

Adjusting the Ending

As an adjective, 'inventado' must change its ending to match the noun it describes: 'inventada' (f.), 'inventados' (m. plural), 'inventadas' (f. plural).

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