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iluzie
illusion /iˈlu.zi.e/
noun#5780 most common
Also: delusion, false hope
Example sentences
Aceasta este o iluzie.
This is an illusion.
El trăiește într-o iluzie.
He lives in an illusion.
Iluzia optică l-a păcălit pe fotograf.
The optical illusion fooled the photographer.
Ne facem adesea iluzii despre viitor.
We often build illusions about the future.
Politicianul a întreținut iluzia unei economii prospere.
The politician kept up the illusion of a prosperous economy.
Filozofia budistă susține că realitatea percepută e o iluzie a minții.
Buddhist philosophy holds that perceived reality is an illusion of the mind.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iluzie | iluzii |
| Genitive | iluziei | iluziilor |
| Accusative | iluzie | iluzii |
| Vocative | iluzie | iluzii |
Word family
iluzoriuillusory
a se iluzionato delude oneself
iluzionistillusionist, magician
iluzionismillusionism, the art of conjuring
Etymology
Iluzie entered Romanian from French illusion in the nineteenth century, part of a wave of French borrowings that reshaped Romanian's learned vocabulary. French illusion goes back to Latin illusio, a noun built from illudere, meaning to mock or deceive. The Latin verb itself combines in- with ludere, to play, so the base sense is something like a playing upon someone, a trick.
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