French-English translations for fantasme

delusionIt is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring
fantasized

fantasy
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Clearly, all this is but fantasy. Bien évidemment, tout ceci relève du fantasme. Thinking that the financial crisis is over is pure fantasy. Penser que la crise financière est terminée n'est que pur fantasme. Fortress Europe does not exist. It is a fantasy. L’Europe forteresse n’existe pas, c’est un fantasme.
ghost
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Are we going to accept the European economy being mortgaged for much longer by the ghosts of those whom General de Gaulle would have called ‘the gnomes of Frankfurt’? Va-t-on accepter encore longtemps que l’avenir de l’économie européenne soit hypothéqué par les fantasmes de ceux que le Général de Gaulle aurait sûrement appelés "les gnomes de Francfort"? Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt.not a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an idea
illusion
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Some people continue to project the illusion that we can close our borders and they are being completely irresponsible. Certains alimentent le fantasme de la fermeture des frontières, et ce sont des irresponsables! We saw what looked like a tiger among the trees, but it was an illusion caused by the shadows of the branchesUsing artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food
phantasm