dreams in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dreams in the English»French Dictionary

I.dream [Brit driːm, Am drim] N

1. dream (while asleep):

dream

rêve m

I had a dream about sth/about doing

j'ai rêvé de qc/que je faisais

to have a dream that …

rêver que …

‘sweet or pleasant dreams!’

‘fais de beaux rêves!’

it was like a bad dream

c'était comme un mauvais rêve

2. dream (while awake):

dream

rêverie f

dream

rêve m

to be in a dream

être dans les nuages or dans la lune

to be living in a dream (because of happiness)

vivre dans un rêve

to be living in a dream (because of shock)

vivre dans un autre monde

3. dream (hope):

dream

rêve m

I have a dream that …

mon rêve, c'est que …

to have dreams of doing

rêver de faire

it was (like) a dream come true

c'était comme dans un rêve

to make sb's dream come true

faire que le rêve de qn devienne réalité

the car/man of your dreams

la voiture/l'homme de tes rêves

to have success beyond one's wildest dreams

avoir un succès qui dépasse ses rêves les plus fous

to be rich beyond one's wildest dreams

être plus riche qu'on ne l'aurait jamais espéré

never in her wildest dreams had she thought…

jamais, même dans ses rêves les plus fous, elle n'avait imaginé…

you couldn't imagine a more vicious person, even in your wildest dreams

sa méchanceté dépasse l'imagination

4. dream (wonderful person or thing):

the car is a dream to drive

c'est un vrai plaisir de conduire cette voiture

he's a dream

il est adorable

the house/dress is a dream

la maison/robe est magnifique

this cake is a dream

ce gâteau est délicieux

to go like a dream car, engine:

marcher à merveille

it worked like a dream

ça a marché à merveille

5. dream attr (ideal):

dream house, kitchen, car, vacation

de rêve

dream job

rêvé

II.dream <pret, pp dreamt [dremt] dreamed> [Brit driːm, Am drim] VB trans

1. dream (while asleep):

dream

rêver (that que)

2. dream (imagine):

I never dreamt (that)

je n'aurais jamais pensé que

I never dreamt (that) (stronger)

je n'aurais jamais imaginé un seul instant que

III.dream <pret, pp dreamt [dremt] dreamed> [Brit driːm, Am drim] VB intr

1. dream (while asleep):

dream

rêver

he dreamt about or of sth/doing

il a rêvé de qc/qu'il faisait

2. dream (while awake):

dream

rêver

dream

être dans les nuages

dream pej

rêvasser

to dream about or of sth

rêver à qc

3. dream (hope):

dream

rêver

to dream of sth/of doing

rêver de qc/de faire

you're or you must be dreaming if you think…

tu te fais des illusions si tu crois que…

dream on! iron

l'espoir fait vivre!

4. dream (consider):

I/he wouldn't dream of doing

il ne me/lui viendrait jamais à l'esprit de faire

‘don't tell them!’—‘I wouldn't dream of it!’

‘ne le leur dis pas!’—‘bien sûr que non!’

wet dream N

wet dream (dream)

rêve m érotique

wet dream (emission)

éjaculation f nocturne

I.dream up VB [Brit driːm -, Am drim -] (dream up [sth])

dream up plan, excuse, idea, theory

concevoir, inventer

dream up character, plot

imaginer

pipe dream N

pipe dream

chimère f

dream away VB [Brit driːm -, Am drim -]

to dream away the hours/the afternoon

passer son temps/l'après-midi à rêvasser

impossible dream N

impossible dream

rêve m impossible

American dream Info

American dream

Cette expression désigne un principe américain selon lequel la réussite, en particulier financière et sociale, est accessible à quiconque travaille avec acharnement. Pour les immigrants, s'y ajoute le rêve de liberté et d'égalité.

American dream

American dream N:

American dream

rêve m américain

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rich beyond the dreams of avarice

riche comme Crésus

Translations for dreams in the French»English Dictionary

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onirique (analogue au rêve) scène, atmosphère

dream-like, oneiric form

onirique (relatif au rêve) symbole

dream attr

dreams in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dreams in the English»French Dictionary

I.dream [dri:m] N

dream

rêve m

to have a dream

faire un rêve

to have a dream about sth

rêver de qc

Phrases:

in your dreams!

tu rêves!

like a dream

à merveille

in my wildest dreams

dans mes rêves les plus fous

II.dream [dri:m] ADJ

dream

de rêve

to be (living) in a dream world

vivre dans un monde imaginaire

III.dream <dreamt, dreamt [or dreamed, dreamed]> [dri:m] VB intr

dream

rêver

to dream about [or of] sb/sth

rêver de qn/qc

dream on!

tu peux toujours y compter!

to dream of doing sth

s'imaginer faire qc

IV.dream <dreamt, dreamt [or dreamed, dreamed]> [dri:m] VB trans

1. dream pysch (experience a dream):

dream

rêver

2. dream (imagine):

dream

imaginer

to never dream that...

ne pas même imaginer que ...

wet dream N

wet dream

pollution f nocturne

dream up VB trans

dream up

imaginer

pipe dream, pipedream N

pipe dream

château m en Espagne

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wealth beyond the dreams of avarice

fortune colossale

live out one's dreams, fantasies

réaliser

Translations for dreams in the French»English Dictionary

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rêve

dream

beau/mauvais rêve

nice/bad dream

faire un rêve

to have a dream

fais de beaux rêves!

sweet dreams!

une voiture de rêve

a dream car

la femme/la maison/le métier de mes rêves

the woman/house/job of my dreams

prendre ses rêves pour des réalités

to confuse dreams and reality

rêver de qn/qc

to dream about sb/sth

rêver de qc/de faire qc

to dream of sth/of doing sth

te prêter de l'argent? tu rêves!

lend you money? in your dreams!

la femme/l'homme rêvé(e)

the woman/man of one's dreams

chimère

wild dream

dreams Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in your dreams!

tu rêves!

in my wildest dreams

dans mes rêves les plus fous

to be (living) in a dream world

vivre dans un monde imaginaire

sweet dreams!

fais de beaux rêves

beyond sb's wildest dreams

au-delà de ses rêves les plus fous

wealth beyond the dreams of avarice

fortune colossale

to act out a dream

vivre un rêve

to dream of sth/of doing sth

rêver de qc/de faire qc

lend you money? in your dreams!

te prêter de l'argent? tu rêves!

on the borders between dream and reality

à la frontière du rêve et de la réalité

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English

He's got a son who's a professional footballer, a career-minded wife who's about to land the job of her dreams and his looks just keep improving with age.

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Apparently, a theory will be confirmed by the experimental data, or be falsified and cast into the wastebasket of broken scientific dreams.

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He often talks about his dreams, which are very disturbing.

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My dreams are mostly wierd, bizarre, upsetting, jarring, quizzical, but rarely mundane and never humorous.

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The meandering discussions they have about life, death, dreams and mortality have all the sizzle and wit you could ever hope to find in a movie.

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It is a hand-to-mouth existence; but they have got used to it, with their own small pleasures and distant dreams.

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It is said that this image goes about at nigh to visit people in their dreams and to check the crops of the community.

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Although he is still a holy man and dreams of reviving his monastic order, he has earned himself a reputation as a theatre critic.

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Finally, he collapses on his bed, and dreams that he is trapped in a blackboard-room covered in math problems.

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His dreams are all revolving around a property in the city, which he inherited.

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