Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Prendre des vessies pour des lanternes
English translation:
to think the moon is made of green cheese
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French term
Prendre des vessies pour des lanternes
Non-PRO
French to English
Art/Literary
Slang
Colloquial
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to think the moon is made of green cheese
Fr. Hachette. Also, faire prendre à quelqu'un des vessies pour des lanternes = pull to wool over so's eyes.
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2 hrs
Jacques Saleh
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Law/Investments/Finance (PhD & MBA)
Native in: English 
, Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, French to English, and 2 more.
To make a big mistake/To make a blunder
or: to get it all wrong
among others
among others
7 hrs
to be easily hoodwinked
in some contexts this would sound better than more poetic versions - it depends on the tone needed
13 hrs
Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
Native in French
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
to take black for white or to pull the wool over their/your/our eyes
they will have/make you take black for white
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