Glossary entry

français term or phrase:

couleur de rêve

anglais translation:

to die for

Added to glossary by Danielle Coleman
Sep 13, 2005 03:38
18 yrs ago
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français term

couleur de rêve

français vers anglais Art / Littérature Poésie et littérature
the context is - 'Une voix neutre. Mais un regard profond, couleur de rêve.' This is a literary context, referring to a man seen through the female narrator's eyes.
Proposed translations (anglais)
4 +1 to die for
3 +12 the colour dreams are made of

Proposed translations

+1
5 heures
Selected

to die for

the sort of thing one would actually say
Peer comment(s):

agree Philippe Maillard
3 heures
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "This fits better into my context and I prefer it because it is less literal. Thanks."
+12
8 minutes
français term (edited): couleur de r�ve

the colour dreams are made of

just a suggestion
Peer comment(s):

agree Hepburn : but good enough for me
31 minutes
thanks Claudette !
agree RHELLER : joli :-)
35 minutes
thanks Rita !
agree sarahl (X) : and what color would that be? :-)
49 minutes
thanks sarahl - ahha, depends what the dream is !
agree suezen : or simply 'the colour of dreams' .....
1 heure
indeed ! thanks suezen !
agree Uncopyrightable
1 heure
thanks Uncopyrightable !
agree Sylvia Smith : I agree with suezen - the colour of dreams
2 heures
thanks Sylvia !
agree Bianca Jacobsohn
3 heures
thanks Bianca !
agree Rachel Fell : like both options - depends on the rest of the paragraph/context
4 heures
thanks Rachel !
agree Sky Blue
4 heures
thanks Sky Blue !
agree Estelle Demontrond-Box
5 heures
thanks Estelle !
agree Fiona Paterson
5 heures
thanks Fiona !
agree Philippe Maillard
8 heures
thanks Philippe !
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