déjà vu

dé·jà vu  (dzhä v)

n.

1. Psychology The illusion of having already experienced something actually being experienced for the first time.

2.

a. An impression of having seen or experienced something before: Old-timers watched the stock-market crash with a distinct sense of déjà vu.

b. Dull familiarity; monotony: the déjà vu of the tabloid headlines.

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[French : déjà, already + vu, seen.]

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déjà vu [day-zhah voo]

Noun

a feeling of having experienced before something that is happening at the present moment [French: already seen]

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déjà vu

Psychology. the illusion of having previously experienced something actually being encountered for the first time.

See also: Memory

Translations

déjà vu [deɪʒɑːˈvuː] n I had a sense of déjà vu → sentía como si ya lo hubiera vivido

déjà vu [deɪʒɑːˈvuː] n I had a sense of déjà vu → j'ai eu une impression de déjà-vu

déjà vu [deɪʒɑːˈvuː] n → déjà vu m inv