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rêve

dream

noun REV Common

Usage Note

Rêve is the noun for a dream (both a sleeping dream and an aspiration), and rêver is the corresponding verb. The phrase de rêve used after a noun means 'dream-' in the sense of ideal: un voyage de rêve ('a dream trip'). The expression dans un rêve ('as if in a dream') marks something surreal.

Examples

"J'ai fait un rêve étrange cette nuit."

Natural Translation

I had a strange dream last night.

Literal Translation

I-have made a dream strange this night

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