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1 self-deceptive
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2 imagination
nounit's just your imagination — das bildest du dir nur ein
* * *1) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) die Vorstellung2) (the creative ability of a writer etc: This book shows a lot of imagination.) die Phantasie3) (the seeing etc of things which do not exist: There was no-one there - it was just your imagination.) die Einbildung* * *im·agi·na·tion[ɪˌmæʤɪˈneɪʃən]n Fantasie f, Vorstellungskraft fthis is all [in] your \imagination! das bildest du dir alles nur ein!use your \imagination! lassen Sie doch mal Ihre Fantasie spielen!lack of \imagination Fantasielosigkeit fnot by any stretch of the \imagination beim besten Willen [o bei aller Liebe] nichtto catch sb's \imagination jdn fesseln [o in seinen Bann ziehen]to leave nothing to the \imagination für die Fantasie keinen Platz [mehr] lassen* * *[I"mdZI'neISən]n(creative) Fantasie f, Phantasie f, Vorstellungskraft f, Einbildungskraft f; (self-deceptive) Einbildung fto have (a lively or vivid) imagination — (eine lebhafte or rege) Fantasie haben
he has little imagination — er hat wenig Fantasie
in order to encourage children to use their imagination(s) — um die Fantasie von Kindern anzuregen
to lack imagination — fantasielos or einfallslos sein
it's just your imagination! — das bilden Sie sich (dat) nur ein!
to capture or catch sb's imagination — jdn in seinen Bann ziehen
it captures the imagination — es ist faszinierend
* * *imagination [ıˌmædʒıˈneıʃn] s1. (schöpferische) Fantasie, Vorstellungs-, Einbildungskraft f, Fantasie-, Einfalls-, Ideenreichtum m:this is beyond my imagination das übersteigt meine Fantasie;he has no imagination er hat keine Fantasie, er ist fantasielos;she doesn’t leave anything to imagination sie überlässt nichts der Fantasie;use your imagination lass dir etwas einfallen!, lass deine Fantasie spielen; → academic.ru/10763/capture">capture A 5 c, stretch A 112. Vorstellen n, Vorstellung f:in imagination in der Vorstellung, im Geiste3. Vorstellung f:a) Einbildung f:pure imagination reine Einbildung;maybe it was just my imagination vielleicht habe ich mir das alles auch nur eingebildetb) Idee f, Gedanke m, Einfall m4. koll Einfälle pl, Ideen(reichtum) pl(m)* * *noun1) no pl., no art. Fantasie, die* * *n.Einbildung f.Phantasie -n f.Vorstellung f.
См. также в других словарях:
self-deceptive — See self deception. * * * … Universalium
self-deceptive — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : self deceiving … Useful english dictionary
self-de|ceit|ful — «SEHLF dih SEET fuhl», adjective. = self deceptive. (Cf. ↑self deceptive) … Useful english dictionary
self-de|ceiv|ing — «SEHLF dih SEE vihng», adjective. = self deceptive. (Cf. ↑self deceptive) … Useful english dictionary
self-deception — self deceptive, adj. /self di sep sheuhn, self /, n. the act or fact of deceiving oneself. Also called self deceit /self di seet , self /. [1670 80] * * * … Universalium
deceptive — Synonyms and related words: Barmecidal, Barmecide, aberrant, abroad, adrift, airy, all abroad, all off, all wrong, amiss, apparent, apparently sound, apparitional, askew, astray, at fault, autistic, awry, beguiling, beside the mark, bogus,… … Moby Thesaurus
self-deception — noun the action or practice of deceiving oneself into believing that a false or unvalidated feeling, idea, or situation is true. Derivatives self deceit noun self deceiver noun self deceiving adjective self deceptive adjective … English new terms dictionary
self-deception — /sɛlf dəˈsɛpʃən/ (say self duh sepshuhn) noun the act or fact of deceiving oneself. Also, self deceit /sɛlf dəˈsit/ (say self duh seet). –self deceptive, adjective …
self-deception — n. deceiving oneself esp. concerning one s true feelings etc. Derivatives: self deceit n. self deceiver n. self deceiving adj. self deceptive adj … Useful english dictionary
self-deception — noun (U) the act of making yourself believe something is true when it is not: He was unwilling to admit that the visionary idea was sheer self deception. self deceptive adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
self-deceptively — See self deceptive. * * * … Universalium
