imaginaire
/imaʒinɛʁ/
1.
adjectiveSing
imaginary
fictitious
not real
Il s'est inventé un ami imaginaire pour ne pas se sentir seul.
He invented an imaginary friend so he wouldn't feel alone.
2.
nounmasculineSing
the imagination or a set of shared images/representations (often used as 'collective imaginary')
Ce film puise dans l'imaginaire collectif français.
This film draws on the French collective imaginary.
