No. 2,605 in Portuguese
imaginação
The ability to form mental images, ideas, or concepts not present to the senses.
In a sentence
A imaginação é fundamental para a criatividade.
Imagination is fundamental to creativity.
Used as a noun to denote the mental capacity to form ideas or concepts beyond reality.
Ele sempre teve uma imaginação fértil desde criança.
He has always had a fertile imagination since childhood.
Used as a character trait to describe someone's ability to conceive innovative or fanciful concepts.
Com um pouco de imaginação, podemos transformar esse espaço em algo especial.
With a bit of imagination, we can transform this space into something special.
Used to suggest the use of one's imaginative abilities to envision possibilities beyond the given state.
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