vue de l'esprit

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “a sight of the mind”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vy d(ə) l‿ɛs.pʁi/

Noun[edit]

vue de l’esprit f (plural vues de l’esprit)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) a creation of the mind, a convenient but artificial way of seeing things, a theoretical view; a figment of the imagination
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