conjure in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for conjure in the English»French Dictionary

I.conjure [Brit ˈkʌndʒə, Am ˈkɑndʒər] VB trans

1. conjure (by magic):

conjure rabbit, spirits

faire apparaître (en faisant de la prestidigitation)

he conjured a dinner out of thin air fig

il a préparé un dîner comme par magie à partir de rien

a name to conjure with fig

un nom qu'on évoque avec respect

2. conjure [kənˈdʒʊə, kənˈdʒɔː] [kənˈdʒʊr] (implore):

to conjure sb to do form

conjurer qn de faire form

II.conjure [Brit ˈkʌndʒə, Am ˈkɑndʒər] VB intr

conjure

faire des tours de prestidigitation

I.conjure up VB [Brit ˈkʌndʒə -, Am ˈkɑndʒər -] (conjure up [sth])

conjure up

faire apparaître [qc] comme par magie

to conjure up an image of sth

évoquer qc

I.conjure away VB [Brit ˈkʌndʒə -, Am ˈkɑndʒər -] (conjure away [sth], conjure [sth] away)

conjure away

faire disparaître [qc] comme par magie

Translations for conjure in the French»English Dictionary

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faire surgir idée, craintes, image

to conjure up

évoquer image

to conjure up

conjure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for conjure in the English»French Dictionary

I.conjure [ˈkʌndʒəʳ, Am -dʒɚ] VB intr

conjure

faire des tours de passe-passe

II.conjure [ˈkʌndʒəʳ, Am -dʒɚ] VB trans

conjure

faire apparaître

conjure spirits

conjurer

conjure up VB trans

conjure up

évoquer

to conjure up the spirits of the dead

invoquer les esprits

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a name to conjure with

un nom prestigieux

Translations for conjure in the French»English Dictionary

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évoquer

to conjure up

conjure Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a name to conjure with

un nom prestigieux

to conjure up the spirits of the dead

invoquer les esprits

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His performances can conjure up vivid images in people's minds.

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He can also block attacks by conjuring or moving objects in their path.

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The magician conjures three episodes from the young man's life.

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What conjures within us the experience of love or, alternatively, casts us into the oblivion of darkness?

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He entered into meditation and conjured up a multitude of spirits (genies or demons) from the earth.

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During a six-year period from 19711977, he painted faux stamps issued by forty-two countries he conjured in his imagination.

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They conjured into existence a hitherto unknown comic world of sheer delight.

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They saw an island with a house where the princess had fled and conjured up the house to live.

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At some point in the game, he acquires the ability to conjure an oblong platform (called a plank in the game).

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That night, while everyone sleeps, he conjures a fleet of warships.

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