pipe dream

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von pipe dream im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

(deyim) boş umut

hulya

hayali fikir

olmayacak iş

hayal

Boş hayal, hülya

gerçek olmayacak istek

esrarın etkisiyle görülen hayal

boş hayal

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von pipe dream im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A plan, desire, or idea that will not likely work; a near impossibility

I think his plan to become a professional athlete is a pipe dream and he should stay in school.

a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe

A pipe dream is a hope or plan that you have which you know will never really happen. You could waste your whole life on a pipe-dream. A fantastic notion or vain hope

fantasy, illusion, dream that will never come true

Relevante Übersetzungen

pipe dreams

plural form of pipe dream

pipedream

Alternative form of pipe dream

pipedream

{i} fantastic idea, unrealistic hope or plan

Türkische aussprache

payp drim

Synonyme

air castle, airy hope, castle in the air, castle in the sky, chimera, daydream, false hope, fantastic notion, fantasy, fool’s paradise, golden dream, pie in the sky, unreal hope, wishful thinking

Aussprache

/ˈpīp ˈdrēm/ /ˈpaɪp ˈdriːm/

Etymologie

() From the fantasies experienced when smoking an opium pipe.