imaginación
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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 2).
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (creativity)
a. imagination
Tim Burton es un cineasta con una gran imaginación.Tim Burton is a filmmaker with a great imagination.
2. (ideas)
a. imagination
¿De verdad vi a Jorge y María juntos de nuevo en la fiesta o no fue más que imaginación mía?Did I really see Jorge and María back together again at the party or was it just my imagination?
b. figment of one's imagination
Estoy segura de que Carlos no te está engañando. No es más que imaginación tuya.I'm sure Carlos isn't cheating on you. It's just a figment of your imagination.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
No escuché ningún ruido extraño, niños; son imaginaciones de ustedes.I didn't hear any strange noises, kids. You're imagining things.
Cuando Tobías dijo que acababa de ver un ovni, todos pensaron que eran imaginaciones suyas y que estaba borracho.When Tobias said he'd just seen a UFO, everyone thought it was just all in his mind and that he was drunk.
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