imagine

imaginer

Se représenter quelque chose dans sa tête, sous forme d’image ou d’idée.

En anglais simple : To create a picture or idea of something in your mind.

• Imagine a house by the sea.
• She imagined herself winning the race.
• Can you imagine living without a phone?

Comment l'utiliser : imagine doing something (Imagine living beside the sea.); imagine someone/something as something (I imagined the empty room as a library.); imagine that… (Imagine that you can travel anywhere for free.)

Synonymes : picture, visualize, envision

Expressions courantes : imagine a world, imagine yourself, imagine living somewhere, imagine a scene

supposer, imaginer

Penser que quelque chose est vrai sans en être sûr ni avoir de preuve.

En anglais simple : To think something is true without being certain or having proof.

• I imagine he is busy.
• She imagined everyone was laughing at her.
• You are imagining problems that may never happen.

Comment l'utiliser : imagine (that)… (I imagine that they are already asleep.)

Synonymes : suppose, assume, think

Expressions courantes : imagine that, imagine someone knows, only imagine, imagine so