- imagine
- i'mæ‹in
verb1) (to form a mental picture of (something): I can imagine how you felt.) imaginar2) (to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist): Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things!) imaginar(se)3) (to think; to suppose: I imagine (that) he will be late.) imaginar, suponer•- imagination
- imaginative
imagine vb imaginarimagine what it would be to be rich imagínate lo que sería ser ricoEl gerundio de imagine se escribe imaginingimaginetr[ɪ'mæʤɪn]transitive verb1 (visualize) imaginar■ try to imagine you're lying on the beach intenta imaginar que estás tumbado en la playa■ I can't imagine her at a disco no la puedo imaginar en una discoteca■ he often imagined what it would be like to be rich solía imaginar cómo sería ser rico■ she couldn't imagine life without George no podía imaginar la vida sin George■ you're imagining things son imaginaciones tuyas2 (suppose) suponer, imaginar(se), figurarse■ I imagine Dave'll be going me imagino que Dave irá■ she was far nicer than I imagined era mucho más simpática de lo que me imaginaba■ you can just imagine how I felt ya te puedes imaginar cómo me sentía\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLjust imagine! ¡imagínate!, ¡fíjate!imagine [ɪ'mæʤən] vt, -ined ; -ining : imaginar(se)imaginev.• antojarse v.• aprehender v.• figurar v.• imaginar v.• pintar v.• representar v.• suponer v.ɪ'mædʒən, ɪ'mædʒɪntransitive verba) (picture to oneself) imaginarseI can just imagine her saying that — ya me la imagino diciendo eso
(just) imagine, leaving the poor child alone! — figúrate or imagínate! dejar al pobre niño solo!
you can imagine how I felt! — te imaginarás cómo me sentí!
we can't begin to imagine — no nos hacemos ni la más remota idea
b) (fancy, mistakenly suppose)you're imagining things — son imaginaciones or figuraciones tuyas
he imagined he was Napoleon — se creía que era Napoleón
c) (assume, believe) imaginarse, figurarseI imagine she's very tired — me imagino or me figuro que estará muy cansada
[ɪ'mædʒɪn]VT1) (=visualize) imaginarse, figurarseimagine my surprise — imagínate or figúrate mi sorpresa
you can imagine how I felt! — ¡imagínate or figúrate cómo me sentí!
(just) imagine! — ¡imagínate!, ¡figúrate!
"is he angry?" - "I imagine so!" — -¿está enfadado? -¡me imagino que sí!
I can't imagine a better end to the evening — la noche no podría acabar mejor
I (just) can't imagine — no me lo puedo imaginar
what he's done with it I (just) can't imagine — no tengo ni idea de qué puede haber hecho con ello
you can't begin to imagine what it was like — no puedes hacerte (ni) idea de lo que fue aquello
imagine yourself on a Caribbean island — imagínate (que estás) en una isla del Caribe
2) (=falsely believe)you're just imagining things — te lo estás imaginando, son imaginaciones tuyas
he imagined himself to be the Messiah — se creía or se imaginaba que era el Mesías
3) (=suppose, think) suponer, creerdon't imagine that you're going to get it free — no te vayas a pensar or no te creas que te va a salir gratis
she fondly imagines that ... — se hace la ilusión de que ...
* * *[ɪ'mædʒən, ɪ'mædʒɪn]transitive verba) (picture to oneself) imaginarseI can just imagine her saying that — ya me la imagino diciendo eso
(just) imagine, leaving the poor child alone! — figúrate or imagínate! dejar al pobre niño solo!
you can imagine how I felt! — te imaginarás cómo me sentí!
we can't begin to imagine — no nos hacemos ni la más remota idea
b) (fancy, mistakenly suppose)you're imagining things — son imaginaciones or figuraciones tuyas
he imagined he was Napoleon — se creía que era Napoleón
c) (assume, believe) imaginarse, figurarseI imagine she's very tired — me imagino or me figuro que estará muy cansada
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
