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45 months ago
Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:
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Language pair: |
French > English |
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Subject: |
General |
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Level of diffculty: |
Easy / medium |
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Word or term in question: |
nous étions en plein mirage |
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Context: |
L’Allemand y faisait étalage de générosité, parlant non seulement d’une libération de prisonniers appartenant à l’Éducation nationale, mais encore de la possibilité de faire obtenir à la France L’Enseigne de GERSAINT. Que pouvait-on rêver de mieux ? |
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Complete list of answers and comments
It sounded like the land of make-believe /We were positively in the land of make-believe
45 months ago
Charles Ferguson 
wrote:
we just couldn't believe it.
My comment:
"could not" if the tone of the text has to be somewhat more formal.
Comments by other colleagues on this answer:
45 months ago
Ffion Marianne Moyle
wrote:
It was like a dream come true!
My comment:
This is what I should translate it as
45 months ago
martynback
wrote:
This was all an elaborate ploy.
My comment:
Or
All this was just an illusion
The asker rated this answer best
45 months ago
CMD
wrote:
We found ourselves in the midst of a mirage!
My comment:
OR We were in the middle of a perfect mirage!
Comments by other colleagues on this answer:
45 months ago
CMD
wrote:
OR ... It was too good to be true/to last! OR ... as if we had miraculous/wondrous visions!
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