rêve

Definitions of rêve
  1. noun
    imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
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    type of:
    imagination
    the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
  2. noun
    a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
    synonyms: projet illusoire
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    type of:
    fantastique
    imagination unrestricted by reality
  3. noun
    absentminded dreaming while awake
  4. noun
    a cherished desire
    synonyms: ambition, aspiration
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    type of:
    convoitise, désir
    the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
  5. noun
    a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
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    types:
    cauchemar
    a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream
    type of:
    image mentale
    the ability to form mental images of things or events
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