imagination

imagination
noun
1) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) imaginación
2) (the creative ability of a writer etc: This book shows a lot of imagination.) imaginación
3) (the seeing etc of things which do not exist: There was no-one there - it was just your imagination.) imaginación
imagination n imaginación
imagination
tr[ɪmæʤɪ'neɪʃən]
noun
1 (gen) imaginación nombre femenino; (inventiveness) inventiva
■ it's your imagination son imaginaciones tuyas
■ her drawings reveal a vivid imagination sus dibujos revelan una imaginación viva
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to let one's imagination run away with one dejarse llevar por la imaginación
imagination [ɪ.mæʤə'neɪʃən] n
: imaginación f
imagination
n.
• imaginación s.f.
• imaginativo s.m.
• magín s.m.
ɪ'mædʒə'neɪʃən, ɪˌmædʒɪ'neɪʃən
noun
a) u c (faculty) imaginación f

it's only your imagination — son imaginaciones or figuraciones tuyas

to capture the public imagination — despertar* or atraer* el interés del público

by no stretch of the imagination — ni remotamente

what were they doing? - use your imagination! — ¿qué estaban haciendo? - pues, imagínatelo

b) u (inventiveness) inventiva f, imaginación f, idea f
[ɪˌmædʒɪ'neɪʃǝn]
N (=mental ability) imaginación f ; (=inventiveness) imaginación f , inventiva f

it's all in your imagination — te lo estás imaginando, son imaginaciones tuyas

was it my imagination or did I see you there? — ¿me lo he imaginado o te vi allí de verdad?

to have a vivid imagination — tener una imaginación muy viva or despierta

she let her imagination run away with her — se dejó llevar por la imaginación

her story caught the popular imagination — su historia atrapó el interés popular

it doesn't take much imagination to realize what happened — no hace falta tener mucha imaginación para darse cuenta de lo que ocurrió

use your imagination — usa la imaginación

* * *
[ɪ'mædʒə'neɪʃən, ɪˌmædʒɪ'neɪʃən]
noun
a) u c (faculty) imaginación f

it's only your imagination — son imaginaciones or figuraciones tuyas

to capture the public imagination — despertar* or atraer* el interés del público

by no stretch of the imagination — ni remotamente

what were they doing? - use your imagination! — ¿qué estaban haciendo? - pues, imagínatelo

b) u (inventiveness) inventiva f, imaginación f, idea f

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