S'imaginant (en. Imagining)

/s‿i.ma.ʒi.nɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To represent something in one's mind.

He imagines a bright future.

Il s'imaginant un avenir radieux.

To think about something that is not real.

By imagining, she escapes reality.

En s'imaginant, elle échappe à la réalité.

To mentally create fictional scenarios.

They imagine catastrophic scenarios.

Ils s'imaginent des scénarios catastrophiques.

Pronominal form of the verb imaginer, originating from the Latin 'imaginari'.

imagining things

To delude oneself or create false ideas.

s'imaginer des choses

imagining the worst

Anticipating negative events.

s'imaginant le pire

imagining oneself doing

Seeing oneself in a contemplated action.

s'imaginer en train de

imagine

Create a mental representation.

imaginer

fantasize

Have unrealistic ideas or imaginary dreams.

fantasmer

dream

Allow oneself to be carried away by idealized thoughts or images.

rêver

Being in one's own world

When he talks about his projects, he's really in his own world.

Quand il parle de ses projets, il est vraiment dans son monde.

Building castles in Spain

She often builds castles in Spain when she talks about her future.

Elle fait souvent des châteaux en Espagne quand elle parle de son futur.