imagining in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for imagining in the English»Spanish Dictionary

imagine [Am ɪˈmædʒən, Brit ɪˈmadʒɪn] VB trans

1. imagine (picture to oneself):

imagine scene/setting

imaginarse

it's difficult to imagine anything worse

es difícil imaginar(se) algo peor

two weeks in Hawaii, imagine!

dos semanas en Hawai ¿te (lo) imaginas? or ¡imagínate!

I can't imagine not having a car

no me puedo imaginar sin coche

I 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!

you can't imagine how ill I was!

no te puedes imaginar lo enferma que estuve

we can't begin to imagine

no nos hacemos ni la más remota idea

2. imagine (fancy, mistakenly suppose):

you're imagining things

son imaginaciones or figuraciones tuyas

he imagined he was Napoleon

se creía que era Napoleón

she keeps imagining that she's being followed

se imagina que la siguen

don't for one moment imagine that you'll get away with this

no te vayas a creer que esto va a quedar así

3. imagine (assume, believe):

imagine

imaginarse

imagine

figurarse

I imagine so

supongo or me imagino or me figuro que sí

I imagine she's very tired

me imagino or me figuro que estará muy cansada

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fondly believe/imagine/assume

ingenuamente

Translations for imagining in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

figuración

imagining

no hay nada, solo son desvaríos tuyos

there's nothing there, you're just imagining things

yo no he oído nada, son imaginaciones tuyas

I didn't hear anything, you're imagining things

imaginar

to imagine

imagino que seguirás con la misma empresa

I suppose o imagine o expect you're still with the same company

no puede usted imaginar cuánto se lo agradezco

you can't imagine how grateful I am to you

imaginar

to imagine

trata de imaginarlo pintado de blanco

try to imagine o picture it painted white

imaginarse

to imagine

me imagino que no le habrán quedado ganas de repetir la experiencia

I don't imagine o suppose he feels like repeating the experience

no me imagino qué puede haber estado haciendo allí

I can't imagine o think what he could have been doing there

¿sabes cuánto les costó? — me imagino que un dineral

do you know how much it cost them? — a fortune, I should imagine o think

¿habrá que moverlo de ahí? — me imagino que sí

do you think we'll have to move it — I suppose so o I imagine so o it looks like it

no sabes cómo me dolió — ¡me (lo) imagino!

it was unbelievably painful — I can imagine!

imaginarse

to imagine

¿te la imaginas con diez kilos menos?

can you imagine o picture her ten kilos lighter?

imagínatelo sin barba

imagine how he'd look without a beard

por fin abrieron las puertas y no sabes lo que fue aquello

you can't imagine what it was like when they finally opened the doors

figurarse

to imagine

¿crees que vendrá? — me figuro que sí

do you think she'll come? — I imagine so

¡figúrate, tardamos dos horas en llegar!

just imagine, o can you believe it? it took us two hours to get there

figúrate tú, se quedó viuda y con dos niños pequeños

can you imagine? she was left a widow and with two small children

ya te figurarás lo que le contesté

you can imagine what I said to him!

es difícil imaginar la crueldad con que los trataban

it's hard to imagine just how cruelly they were treated

imagínate que te toca la lotería, es un suponer, ¿qué harías?

imagine you won the lottery, just supposing, what would you do?

imagining in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for imagining in the English»Spanish Dictionary

imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] VB trans

1. imagine (form mental image):

imagine

imaginar

2. imagine (suppose):

imagine

figurarse

imagine that!

¡figúratelo!

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I would imagine that ...

me imagino que...

Translations for imagining in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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imaginar

to imagine

imaginar fantasmas

to imagine things

imaginarse

to imagine oneself

me lo imagino

I can imagine [or picture] it

imaginarse

to imagine

suponer

to imagine

supongo que vendrá Gema, no? — supongo que sí

I imagine Gema will come, won't she? — I suppose so

no supongo que +subj

I don't imagine

puedes suponer que...

you can imagine that ...

le supongo unos 40 años

I imagine him/her to be about 40

aprensión

imagining

forjarse

to imagine

representarse

to imagine

¡qué ocurrencia pensar que es mi culpa!

imagine saying that it was my fault!

figurarse

to imagine

mira que si se cae este jarrón

just imagine if the vase fell

imagining Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I would imagine that ...

me imagino que...

imagine that!

¡figúratelo!

I imagine Gema will come, won't she? — I suppose so

supongo que vendrá Gema, no? — supongo que sí

I imagine him/her to be about 40

le supongo unos 40 años

imagine saying that it was my fault!

¡qué ocurrencia pensar que es mi culpa!

just imagine if the vase fell

mira que si se cae este jarrón

I can imagine [or picture] it

me lo imagino