Translations for „pipe dream“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈpipe dream N

pipe dream

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to be no more than a [or just a] pipe dream

nur ein Luftschloss sein

pipe dream N

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to have a pipe dream about/of doing sth

davon träumen, etw zu tun

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to have a pipe dream about/of doing sth

davon träumen, etw zu tun

to be no more than a [or just a] pipe dream

nur ein Luftschloss sein

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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At this point, advancement was a pipe dream with survival in the tougher division becoming a priority.

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This is not just a pipe dream attained by only a few high-flyers.

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Some experts say it is a pipe dream.

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Most photographers still regarded the whole idea of color photography as a pipe dream, something only madmen and swindlers would claim to have accomplished.

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It is not a cop fantasy, newspaperman's pipe dream or movie myth.

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It was more of a pipe dream.

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At the time, the idea seemed like a pipe dream with the introduction of the airplane being relatively new.

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It is for all these reasons that peak-periord pricing remains a pipe dream in the minds of many.

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The fantastic pipe dream that had become his greatest joy had also led to his persecution.

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However, in this post-modern age, all talk of anything like a common human nature was considered to be foolish, if not a pipe dream, to say the least.

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