Polyglot Dictionary

déjà vu

/deʒaˈβu/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. la sensación de haber vivido ya exactamente este momento (del francés)

    Built from déjà (already, French) + vu (seen, French).

    • Entrar en la vieja casa le dio una extraña sensación de déjà vu.

      Walking into the old house gave her a strange sense of déjà vu.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • déjà already, French
  • vu seen, French

Usage notes

Prestado tal cual del francés — tan útil que el español, el inglés y el portugués adoptaron exactamente la misma expresión en lugar de traducirla.

Practice

1 What does déjà vu mean?

2 Fill the gap: Entrar en la vieja casa le dio una extraña sensación de ___ vu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches déjà vu?

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