English-German translation for "figment"

"figment" German translation

figment
[ˈfigmənt]noun | Substantiv s

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der Einbildung, reine Erdichtung erfundene vorgetäuschte Geschichte Theorie
  • erfundeneor | oder od vorgetäuschte Geschichteor | oder od Theorie
    figment invented story or theory
    figment invented story or theory
examples
Er ist sowohl eine Einbildung als auch eine Gestalt.
He is a figment as much as a figure.
Source: Tatoeba
Hoffnungen sind lediglich reine Einbildung von Brüssel.
Aspirations are just a figment of Brussels imagination ’.
Source: Europarl
Alice hat wirklich existiert, aber das Wunderland ist eine Einbildung.
There really was an Alice, but Wonderland is a figment of the imagination.
Source: Tatoeba
Auf dieses Feindbild wird nun mit der Schaffung eines gewaltigen Raketenschildes reagiert.
A powerful missile shield is now being created in response to this figment of the imagination.
Source: Europarl
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