"viser la lune" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Français]

IPA: \də.mɑ̃.de la lyn\
  1. Chercher à obtenir quelque chose d'impossible ou de difficile à atteindre. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-viser_la_lune-fr-verb-qrtt9AGk Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: shoot for the moon (Anglais)
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    "Composé de viser et de lune."
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        {
          "text": "Viser la lune, ça ne me fait pas peur",
          "translation": "Amel Bent, Ma philosophie, 2004"
        }
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        "Chercher à obtenir quelque chose d'impossible ou de difficile à atteindre."
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      "word": "shoot for the moon"
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      "word": "shoot for the moon"
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  "word": "viser la lune"
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