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1) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) imaginación2) (the creative ability of a writer etc: This book shows a lot of imagination.) imaginación3) (the seeing etc of things which do not exist: There was no-one there - it was just your imagination.) imaginaciónimagination n imaginacióntr[ɪmæʤɪ'neɪʃən]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto let one's imagination run away with one dejarse llevar por la imaginaciónimagination [ɪ.mæʤə'neɪʃən] n: imaginación fn.• imaginación s.f.• imaginativo s.m.• magín s.m.ɪ'mædʒə'neɪʃən, ɪˌmædʒɪ'neɪʃəna) u c ( faculty) imaginación fit's only your imagination — son imaginaciones or figuraciones tuyas
to capture the public imagination — despertar* or atraer* el interés del público
what were they doing? - use your imagination! — ¿qué estaban haciendo? - pues, imagínatelo
b) u ( inventiveness) inventiva f, imaginación f, idea f[ɪˌmædʒɪ'neɪʃǝn]N (=mental ability) imaginación f ; (=inventiveness) imaginación f, inventiva fit's all in your imagination — te lo estás imaginando, son imaginaciones tuyas
was it my imagination or did I see you there? — ¿me lo he imaginado o te vi allí de verdad?
to have a vivid imagination — tener una imaginación muy viva or despierta
it doesn't take much imagination to realize what happened — no hace falta tener mucha imaginación para darse cuenta de lo que ocurrió
* * *[ɪ'mædʒə'neɪʃən, ɪˌmædʒɪ'neɪʃən]a) u c ( faculty) imaginación fit's only your imagination — son imaginaciones or figuraciones tuyas
to capture the public imagination — despertar* or atraer* el interés del público
what were they doing? - use your imagination! — ¿qué estaban haciendo? - pues, imagínatelo
b) u ( inventiveness) inventiva f, imaginación f, idea f
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