imagining in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for imagining in the English»French Dictionary

imagine [Brit ɪˈmadʒɪn, Am ɪˈmædʒən] VB trans

1. imagine (picture, visualize):

imagine object, scene, scenario

(s')imaginer, se représenter

to imagine that …

imaginer que …

to imagine sb doing

imaginer qn en train de faire

I can't imagine him travelling alone

je ne le vois pas en train de voyager seul

I can't imagine her liking that, I can't imagine (that) she liked that

je ne crois pas qu'elle ait aimé ça

to imagine (oneself) flying

s'imaginer en train de voler

to imagine being rich/king

s'imaginer riche/roi

I can't imagine (myself) saying that

je ne me vois pas (en train de) dire ça

to imagine how/what/why

imaginer comment/ce que/pourquoi

you can well/you can't imagine the trouble I've had

tu peux bien/tu ne peux pas t'imaginer les ennuis que j'ai eus

I can imagine only too well

j'imagine trop bien

just imagine!, just imagine that!

tu t'imagines!, tu te rends compte!

just imagine my surprise

imagine un peu ma surprise

you can just imagine how I felt

tu imagines ma tête inf

2. imagine (fancy, believe wrongly):

imagine

(s')imaginer, se figurer (that que)

don't imagine you'll get away with it!

ne te figure pas que tu vas t'en tirer comme ça!

surely you don't imagine that …?

tu ne vas pas tout de même imaginer que …?

you must have imagined it

ce doit être un effet de ton imagination

you're imagining it!

tu te fais des idées!

3. imagine (suppose, think):

imagine

(s')imaginer, supposer (that que)

he's dead, I imagine

il est mort, j'imagine or je suppose

I imagine so

j'imagine, je suppose

you would imagine he'd be more careful

on aurait pu croire qu'il serait plus prudent

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fondly believe, imagine

naïvement

to think or imagine fancifully that …

s'imaginer que …

Translations for imagining in the French»English Dictionary

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se figurer

to imagine

je me figure le travail que cela présente

I can well imagine the amount of work it involves

figure-toi que je l'ai revu dix ans après!

I saw him again ten years later, can you imagine!

ah ma brave dame inf si vous saviez!

well, dear, you can't imagine!

envisager le pire

to imagine the worst

dis-moi que je ne rêve pas

tell me I'm not imagining things ou dreaming

deviner

to imagine

je te laisse deviner leur joie

I leave you to imagine their joy

imaginer personne, chose, scène

to imagine, picture

tu n'imagines pas comme c'est douloureux/beau

you can't imagine how painful/beautiful it is

s'imaginer chose, personne

to imagine, picture

imaginez-vous qu'il est resté trois jours sans manger!

just imagine, he didn't eat for three days!

se faire tout un cinéma

to start imagining things

imagining in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for imagining in the English»French Dictionary

imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] VB trans

imagine

imaginer

to be imagining things

s'imaginer des choses

imagine that!

tu penses!

Translations for imagining in the French»English Dictionary

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imaginer

to imagine

imaginer de faire qc

to imagine doing sth

s'imaginer qn/qc autrement

to imagine sb/sth differently

s'imaginer à la plage/dans vingt ans

to imagine oneself at the beach/in twenty years' time

s'imaginer qc

to imagine sth

il est inconcevable d'imaginer que ce soit vrai (subj)

it is impossible to imagine it being true

faire tout un cinéma inf

to imagine things

concevoir

to imagine

se représenter qn/qc

to imagine sb/sth

se figurer qn/qc

to imagine sb/sth

vous pensez bien que ... inf

you can well imagine that ...

pensez que ... (imaginez)

you can well imagine that ...

imagine-toi en Italie

imagine yourself in Italy

juger de qc

to imagine sth

imagining Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be imagining things

s'imaginer des choses

imagine that!

tu penses!

you can well imagine that ...

vous pensez bien que ... inf

you can well imagine that ...

pensez que ... (imaginez)

it is impossible to imagine it being true

il est inconcevable d'imaginer que ce soit vrai (subj)

to imagine oneself at the beach/in twenty years' time

s'imaginer à la plage/dans vingt ans