fanciful

fanciful
adjective
versponnen [Person]; abstrus, überspannt [Vorstellung, Gedanke]; fantastisch [Gemälde, Design]
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adjective
1) (inclined to have fancies, especially strange, unreal ideas: She's a very fanciful girl.) phantasiereich
2) (imaginary or unreal: That idea is rather fanciful.) wirklichkeitsfremd
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fan·ci·ful
[ˈfæn(t)sifəl]
adj
1. (unrealistic) unrealistisch, aus der Luft gegriffen
\fanciful notion[s] Fantasterei[en] f[pl] pej
someone's been filling his head with \fanciful notions jemand hat ihm einen Floh ins Ohr gesetzt fam
2. (elaborate) design, style aufwändig
3. person überspannt pej, versponnen pej fam
am I just being \fanciful? bilde ich mir das nur ein?
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['fnsIfUl]
adj
story, idea fantastisch, phantastisch, abstrus; (= fancy) costume reich verziert; pattern, animal etc fantasievoll, phantasievoll; (= unrealistic) plan etc unrealistisch; visions überspannt

I think you're being somewhat fanciful — ich glaube, das ist etwas weit hergeholt

and I don't think it's fanciful to claim that ... — und ich glaube nicht, dass es verstiegen ist zu behaupten, dass ...

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fanciful adj (adv fancifully)
1. (allzu) fantasiereich, voller Fantasien, schrullig, wunderlich (Person)
2. bizarr, kurios, ausgefallen (Sache)
3. eingebildet, unwirklich
4. fantastisch, wirklichkeitsfremd
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adjective
versponnen [Person]; abstrus, überspannt [Vorstellung, Gedanke]; fantastisch [Gemälde, Design]
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adj.
phantasiereich adj.
phantastisch adj.

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