"demander la lune" meaning in Français

See demander la lune in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: \də.mɑ̃.de la lyn\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-demander la lune.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-demander la lune.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-demander la lune.wav
  1. Demander de faire quelque chose d'impossible. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-demander_la_lune-fr-verb-3WvO5vaZ Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: ask for the moon (Anglais), ask the impossible (Anglais), demanar la lluna (Catalan), chiedere la luna (Italien), voler mólher garias (Occitan), voler mólher las clocas (Occitan), voler har horrar lo gat e nhaular lo can (Occitan)
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    "Composé de demander et de lune."
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          "text": "— N'insiste pas, Colleen. C'est toi, un point c'est tout, gronda-t-il en fronçant ses épais sourcils gris. Je ne te demande pas la lune, tout de même ! Tu supervises la séance de photos et tu m'écris l'article, d'accord ?"
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      "word": "chiedere la luna"
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      "word": "voler har horrar lo gat e nhaular lo can"
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      "word": "demanar la lluna"
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      "word": "chiedere la luna"
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    {
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      "word": "voler mólher garias"
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      "word": "voler har horrar lo gat e nhaular lo can"
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