French

Detailed Translations for illusion from French to English

illusion:

illusion [la ~] nomen

  1. l'illusion (image onirique; vision)
    the illusion; the fantasy; the phantasy
  2. l'illusion (fantaisie; imagination; fantasme; )
    the imagination; the fantasy; the figment of the imagination; the pipe dream; the illusion; the fabrication; the phantasy
  3. l'illusion (fabulation; fable; conte de fées; )
    the fairytale
    – an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse 1
    the delusion
    – the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas 1
    the fiction; the fable
    – a deliberately false or improbable account 1
    the fib; the story
    – a trivial lie 1
    • fib [the ~] nomen
      • he told a fib about eating his spinach1
    • story [the ~] nomen
      • how can I stop my child from telling stories?1
    the old wive's tale
  4. l'illusion (anamorphose; rêve; mirage; )
    the delusion; the fallacy; the false hopes; the illusion; the wrong notion
  5. l'illusion (mirage; chimère; trompe-l'oeil; hallucination)
    the illusion
  6. l'illusion (apparence; semblant; leurre; trompe-l'oeil)
    the pretence; the illusion; the pretext; the pretense
    the guise
    – an artful or simulated semblance 1
    • guise [the ~] nomen
      • under the guise of friendship he betrayed them1
  7. l'illusion (hallucination; mirage; chimère; )
    the delusion; the illusion; the mirage; the fata morgana
  8. l'illusion (illusion d'optique; chimère; mirage; trompe-l'oeil; hallucination)
    the delusion; the illusion
  9. l'illusion (hallucination; idée; vision; )
    the hallucination
  10. l'illusion (chimère; anamorphose; rêve; )
    the delusion; the figment of the imagination; the chimera; the fallacy; the mirage; the illusion; the fantasy; the erroneous idea; the wrong notion; the phantasm; the phantasy; the fantasm
  11. l'illusion (hallucination; mirage)
    the delusion

Translation Matrix for illusion:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
chimera anamorphose; chimère; hallucination; illusion; rêve; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire
delusion affabulation; anamorphose; chimère; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fantasme; fiction; hallucination; illusion; illusion d'optique; image trompeuse; invention; leurre; mirage; promesse; rêve; supercherie; trompe-l'oeil; vision; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire chimère; fantasme; fantôme; hantise; imagination; vision
erroneous idea anamorphose; chimère; hallucination; illusion; rêve; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire
fable affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention conte; conte de fée; fable; fiction; merveille; narration; récit; rêve
fabrication chimère; fantaisie; fantasme; fiction; figuration; hallucination; illusion; imagination; lubie fabrication; production; réalisation
fairytale affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention conte; conte de fée; fable; fiction; merveille; narration; récit; rêve
fallacy anamorphose; chimère; fantasme; hallucination; illusion; mirage; rêve; vision; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire
false hopes anamorphose; chimère; fantasme; illusion; mirage; rêve; vision
fantasm anamorphose; chimère; hallucination; illusion; rêve; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire chimère; fantasme; fantôme; hantise; imagination; vision
fantasy anamorphose; chimère; fantaisie; fantasme; fiction; figuration; hallucination; illusion; image onirique; imagination; lubie; rêve; vision; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire
fata morgana chimère; hallucination; illusion; illusion d'optique; invention; leurre; mirage; trompe-l'oeil
fib affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention petit mensonge
fiction affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention
figment of the imagination anamorphose; chimère; fantaisie; fantasme; fiction; figuration; hallucination; illusion; imagination; lubie; rêve; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire
guise apparence; illusion; leurre; semblant; trompe-l'oeil
hallucination anamorphose; chimère; hallucination; idée; illusion; imagination; leurre; lubie; vision
illusion anamorphose; apparence; chimère; fantaisie; fantasme; fiction; figuration; hallucination; illusion; illusion d'optique; image onirique; image trompeuse; imagination; invention; leurre; lubie; mirage; rêve; semblant; trompe-l'oeil; vision; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire
imagination chimère; fantaisie; fantasme; fiction; figuration; hallucination; illusion; imagination; lubie faculté imaginative; imagination
mirage anamorphose; chimère; hallucination; illusion; illusion d'optique; invention; leurre; mirage; rêve; trompe-l'oeil; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire
old wive's tale affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention
phantasm anamorphose; chimère; hallucination; illusion; rêve; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire chimère; fantasme; fantôme; hantise; imagination; vision
phantasy anamorphose; chimère; fantaisie; fantasme; fiction; figuration; hallucination; illusion; image onirique; imagination; lubie; rêve; vision; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire
pipe dream chimère; fantaisie; fantasme; fiction; figuration; hallucination; illusion; imagination; lubie chimère; idéal; rêve d'avenir; rêve éveillé
pretence apparence; illusion; leurre; semblant; trompe-l'oeil affectation; apparence; artifice; fausseté; façade; maniérisme; semblant; simulacre; simulation; trompe-l'oeil
pretense apparence; illusion; leurre; semblant; trompe-l'oeil affectation; apparence; artifice; fausseté; façade; maniérisme; semblant; simulacre; simulation; trompe-l'oeil
pretext apparence; illusion; leurre; semblant; trompe-l'oeil
story affabulation; conte de fées; fable; fabulation; fiction; illusion; invention article; compte-rendu; conte; conte de fée; exposé; fable; faux-fuyant; fiction; histoire; légende; merveille; mythe; narration; rapport; récit; rêve; subterfuge; tradition
wrong notion anamorphose; chimère; fantasme; hallucination; illusion; mirage; rêve; vision; vision de rêve; vision hallucinatoire
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
fib conter des mensonges; fabuler; faire accroire à; inventer des histoires; mentir; raconter des histoires

Synonyms for "illusion":


Wiktionary Translations for illusion:

illusion
noun
  1. fausse apparence
  2. erreur flatteuse qui abuse l’esprit
illusion
noun
  1. magician's trick
  2. anything that seems to be something that it is not
  3. sensory perception of something that does not exist
  4. fabrication, fantasy, invention
  5. act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
illusion illusion waan — droomwereld
illusion illusion Illusion — etwas Vorgetäuschtes; Täuschung
illusion wishful thinking Wunschdenken — von Wünschen oder Idealvorstellungen geprägtes Denken, das für die Realität aber nicht zutreffend ist

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