Is there a good translation for "deja vu"?

Question

The dictionary give "ya visto" but hmm, that's not really close. Ya visto comes off more as a modifier and deja vu as a noun. Any thoughts? Wondering if since "deja vu" is foreign to English--is it used "as is" in any of the Spanish speaking world?

Answer 1

We use "deja vu" as in english to refer this experience. I´m a native spanish speaker.

Answer 2

I've heard "deja vu" in Spanish too.

Here's a discussion on it.

Answer 3

..sentía como ya hubiera vivido..

That's the best I can do for you.

Uhm... kind of like ghostly existence, then, eh? Must be an appalling winter for you, indeed. :-) - Gekkosan, Jan 26, 2012

Answer 4

First off, déjà vu is French ("déjà vu (?de?????vu) n. Psychology . The illusion of having already experienced something actually being experienced for the first time.") - hence it's a borrowed term, use as is.