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accéder au rêve

English translation: to give way to/to grant [his] dreams

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French term or phrase:	accéder au rêve
English translation:	to give way to/to grant [his] dreams
Entered by:	Helen Shiner

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19:21 Oct 26, 2009

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

French term or phrase: accéder au rêve

Hello,

Could you help me with the phrase? The context is about the lyrics of some songs of one groupe.

J'appellerai le mystérieux personnage qui s'exprime au travers des paroles: "Il".
Les chansons nous conduisent dans un passé où "Il" a vécu quelque chose qui l'a profondément marqué. "Il" s'adresse à une personne sans la nommer, ni la décrire. "Il" lui demande *d'accéder à ces rêves*, d'oublier la haine devant tant de choses fausses.

Thanks in advance !

svetlana cosquéric KudoZ activity Questions: 376 (none open) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 724 France
Local time: 16:01

to give way to/to grant [his] dreams

Explanation:
A couple of ways of saying this.

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Note added at 23 mins (2009-10-26 19:44:44 GMT)
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Yes, his or these/those dreams, but I prefer the personal touch here since they are not unrelated to the person.

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Note added at 10 days (2009-11-06 14:55:02 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you, svetlanac

Selected response from:

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:01

Grading comment

Thank you, Helen!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

to give way to/to grant [his] dreams

Helen Shiner

3 +2

to follow [his] dreams

laura-francaise

4 +1

fulfil [these/his] dreams

Emma Paulay

to reach out to his dreams

S halder

3 -1

remain attuned to the dreams

Sangro

Discussion entries: 6

Answers

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

to follow [his] dreams

Explanation:
Another possibility.

laura-francaise
United States
Local time: 10:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you, laura-francaise!

1 hr confidence:

to reach out to his dreams

Explanation:
Just another option!

S halder
France
Local time: 16:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you, S halder!

10 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

accéder au rêves remain attuned to the dreams

Explanation:
to remain in touch with the dreams

Sangro
Israel
Native speaker of:

English,

Romanian

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you!

11 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

fulfil [these/his] dreams

Explanation:
I'm pretty sure it's "accéder" as in "to accommodate" - so "Il" is asking someone else (God?) to grant his wishes, or fulfil his dreams - make them come true.

If you could answer Carol's question concerning "ses/ces" it would help clarify.

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 16:01
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 44