Les enfants ont une imagination merveilleuse et peuvent inventer des histoires sans fin.
English: Children have wonderful imaginations and can invent endless stories.
imagination /imaʒinasjˈɔ̃/ · noun · CEFR B2. French translation of "imagination".
See also: Vocabulary entry (French)
- Source term
- imagination
- Translation
- imagination
- CEFR Level
- B2
- Part of speech
- noun
- Image
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Article, Gender & Forms
French article/gender note: learn this word with the article "l'".
| Dictionary form | imagination |
|---|---|
| Article | l' |
| Gender/article class | elided article |
| Regular/likely plural | imaginations |
How to use it in a sentence
- Pattern
- Subject + verb + l'imagination
- Examples
- C'est l'imagination.
- Tip
- Use the article with the noun when the language normally requires one.
Example Sentences
Son imagination l'aide à créer des personnages uniques dans chaque roman.
English: Her imagination helps her create unique characters in every novel.
Il utilise son imagination pour résoudre des problèmes que d'autres ingénieurs ne peuvent pas résoudre.
English: He uses his imagination to solve problems other engineers cannot.
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