invent, make up
¿Por qué te lo inventas?
Why are you making that up?
— Las diabólicas (1955)
Constantemente inventas excusas.
You’re constantly making excuses.
Recuerda lo esencial, el resto te lo inventas.
Remember the essentials, you can make up the rest.
— Perros de Reserva (1992)
Bueno, crecen juntas toda la vida, inventas excusas para la gente.
Well, they grow up together their whole lives, you make up excuses for people.
— Locamente millonarios (2018)