imaginar

to imagine

imaginar(ee-mah-hee-nahr)

transitive verb

1. (to envision)

a. to imagine

Imagina que estás en una isla desierta. ¿Qué tres cosas te gustaría tener contigo?

Imagine you are on a desert island. What three things would you like to have with you?

b. to picture

Imagina este jardín con un rosal aquí y una palmera ahí en el centro.

Picture this garden with a rosebush over here, and a palm tree over there in the middle.

2. (to assume)

a. to suppose

Imagino que está retrasada por el tráfico.

I suppose she's late because of the traffic.

b. to imagine

Como no volvimos a saber de él, imaginamos que se fue a vivir a otra ciudad.

Since we never heard from him again, we imagined he went to live in another city.

3. (to predict)

a. to guess

Nunca hubiera imaginado que acabaría viviendo en Nueva York.

I could have never guessed I'd end up living in New York.

4. (to conceive)

a. to think up

Para imaginar un plan tan complejo se requiere una mente igual de compleja.

In order to think up such a complex plan you need an equally complex mind.

imaginarse

pronominal verb

5. (to assume)

a. to imagine

Ya me imaginé que dirías eso.

I imagined you'd say that.

b. to suppose

Habrán acabado ya, ¿no? - Me imagino que sí.

They must have finished already, don't you think? - I suppose so.

6. (to predict)

a. to guess

¡Cómo se iba a imaginar él que un día le tocaría la lotería!

How could he have guessed that he'd win the lottery one day!

7. (to envision)

a. to imagine

¿Te lo puedes imaginar casado y con hijos?

Can you imagine him married with children?

b. to picture

Intenta imaginarte por un momento esta ciudad sin tráfico. ¿A que no puedes?

Try to picture this city without traffic for a moment. I bet you can't.