What does rêve in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word rêve in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rêve in French.

The word rêve in French means dream, dream, daydream, dream, dream, ideal, dream, daydream, dream, dream about, dream + [indicative], dream that + [indicative], dream about , dream of , daydream about, dream of , wish for , hope for, dream + [indicative], dream that + [indicative], imagine, desire, make up, make up, have an amazing physique/body/figure, shatter a dream, smash a dream, destroy a dream, dream body, stunning body, create aspirations, dream destination, from the dream to reality, from dream to reality, ideal place, ideal spot, half-dream, half-reality, have a dream, bad dream, Not a chance! No way!, ideal landscape, realise a dream, American Dream, broken dream, childhood dream, childish dream, youthful dream, waking dream, pipe dream, far-fetched dream, wild dream, choking game, fainting game, dream job, dream holiday, be a purveyor of dreams, vision. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rêve

dream

nom masculin (songe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je me souviens très souvent de mes rêves.

dream, daydream

nom masculin (imagination)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Arrête, cette idée c'est encore un rêve.

dream

nom masculin (souhait)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Faire le tour du monde était un rêve de jeunesse.

dream, ideal

adjectif (idéal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle pense avoir trouvé le mari rêvé !
She thinks she has found her dream (or: ideal) husband!

dream

verbe intransitif (faire des rêves)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le chien bouge la patte pendant qu'il dort : je crois qu'il est en train de rêver.
The dog is moving his paw in his sleep; I think he is dreaming.

daydream

verbe intransitif (laisser aller sa pensée, rêvasser)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Elle ne fait rien et passe son temps à rêver.
She does nothing, and spends her time daydreaming.

dream

verbe intransitif (familier (ne pas être réaliste)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Tu rêves ! C'est impossible !
You're dreaming! That's impossible!

dream about

verbe transitif indirect (faire un songe)

Cette nuit, j'ai rêvé d'un accident survenu voilà longtemps.
Last night, I dreamt about an accident that happened a long time ago.

dream + [indicative], dream that + [indicative]

(voir en songe)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cette nuit, j'ai rêvé que je passais un examen de maths et que je n'avais rien révisé.

dream about , dream of , daydream about

verbe transitif indirect (penser)

Lucie passait son temps à rêver au prince charmant.
Lucy spent her time daydreaming about Prince Charming.

dream of , wish for , hope for

verbe transitif indirect (espérer, souhaiter)

Nous rêvons d'un monde meilleur.
We dream of a better world.

dream + [indicative], dream that + [indicative]

(espérer, souhaiter)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Je rêve qu'un jour, il n'y ait plus de guerre.

imagine

verbe transitif (imaginer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il a rêvé qu'il gagnait la course.
He dreamed that he was winning the race.

desire

verbe transitif (souhaiter, désirer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Peu sont ceux qui ont la vie qu'ils ont rêvée.
Few people have the life they dreamed of.

make up, make up

verbe transitif (imaginer de toute pièce)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Elle a certainement rêvé tout ce qu'elle raconte !
I'm sure she's dreamed up everything she's saying!

have an amazing physique/body/figure

locution verbale (être très beau)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

shatter a dream, smash a dream, destroy a dream

locution verbale (ôter les illusions) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

dream body, stunning body

nom masculin (plastique parfaite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

create aspirations

locution verbale (être propice à l'évasion)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

dream destination

nom féminin (endroit paradisiaque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

from the dream to reality, from dream to reality

locution adverbiale (vers la concrétisation)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il y a souvent un long processus du rêve à la réalité.

ideal place, ideal spot

nom masculin (lieu idéal, paradis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce site est l'endroit rêvé pour faire un pique-nique.

half-dream, half-reality

locution adverbiale (dont le côté songeur est incertain)

have a dream

locution verbale (rêver)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'ai fait un rêve bizarre.

bad dream

nom masculin (cauchemar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Not a chance! No way!

interjection (Sûrement pas !)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

ideal landscape

nom masculin (superbe panorama)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce village traditionnel offre un paysage de rêve.

realise a dream

locution verbale (concrétiser) (UK)

American Dream

nom masculin (envie de prospérité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le rêve américain est la possibilité pour n'importe quel immigrant de réussir à partir de rien.

broken dream

nom masculin (désillusion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

childhood dream

nom masculin (rêve fait durant l'enfance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

childish dream

nom masculin (figuré (chose presque inaccessible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

youthful dream

nom masculin (aspiration abandonnée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

waking dream

nom masculin (songe conscient)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pipe dream, far-fetched dream, wild dream

nom masculin (quasi-utopie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

choking game, fainting game

nom masculin (technique hallucinatoire dangereuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dream job

nom masculin (travail idéal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dream holiday

nom féminin pluriel (vacances censément paradisiaques) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be a purveyor of dreams

locution verbale (vendre [qch] qui est idéalisé)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

vision

nom féminin (vue idéalisée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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