vue de l'esprit
French
Etymology
Literally, "a sight of the mind".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vy d(ə) l‿ɛs.pʁi/
Noun
vue de l'esprit f (plural vues de l'esprit)
- (sometimes derogatory) a creation of the mind, a convenient but artificial way of seeing things, a theoretical view; a figment of the imagination