Imaginez-vous (en. Imagine yourself)

/i.ma.ʒine.vu/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Invite someone to mentally project themselves into a context or situation.

Imagine yourself traveling around the world.

Imaginez-vous en train de voyager autour du monde.

Suggest to a person to conceive or think about something.

Imagine yourself if we had won the lottery.

Imaginez-vous si nous avions gagné à la loterie.

Encourage someone to consider a possibility or an alternative.

Imagine yourself living in a house by the sea.

Imaginez-vous vivre dans une maison au bord de la mer.

The verb 'imaginer' comes from the Latin 'imaginari', meaning 'to represent an image'.

Imagine yourself for a moment

Think about what would happen in a certain situation.

Imaginez-vous un instant

Imagine yourself in the 1920s

Consider what life was like at that time.

Imaginez-vous dans les années 20

Imagine yourself winning the jackpot

Think about the consequences of winning a large sum of money.

Imaginez-vous gagner le gros lot

imagine

To conceive a mental image of something.

imaginer

visualize

To represent something in one's mind.

visualiser

To project oneself

When I say 'imagine yourself', I mean to project into the future.

Quand je dis 'imaginez-vous', je parle de se projeter dans l'avenir.

To daydream

He daydreams when he imagines unlikely scenarios.

Il se fait des films quand il imagine des scénarios improbables.