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imagination

imagination

noun ee-mah-zhee-nah-SYOHN Less Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: Latin imaginatio

Usage Note

Imagination is feminine and used the same way as in English. The related adjective imaginatif/imaginative describes a creative person. The phrase avoir de l'imagination ('to have imagination') is very common; the verb is imaginer and the reflexive s'imaginer means 'to picture oneself'.

Examples

"Cet enfant a beaucoup d'imagination."

Natural Translation

That child has a lot of imagination.

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