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verb

vendre du rêve

/vɑ̃.dʁə dy ʁɛv/

verb/vɑ̃.dʁə dy ʁɛv/

to sell hope, to peddle snake oil, to be a purveyor of dreams; to be the stuff dreams are made of, to sound absolutely great; to be too much (to be someone who is absurdly funny or ridiculous by one's behaviour)

Near-synonym: promettre monts et merveilles

Synonyms: promettre monts et merveilles, faire rêver

Literally, “to sell dream(s).”