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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kiˈmɛːra
"La sua idea di diventare milionario in un mese era solo una chimera."
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An unattainable or fantastical plan, hope, or scheme.
"Her ambition of opening a luxury boutique on a minimum-wage salary proved to be nothing more than a pipe dream."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the late 19th century, the term originally referred to the euphoric, hallucinatory dreams experienced by smokers of opium pipes. Over time, the literal association with opium smoking faded, and the expression evolved metaphorically to describe any illusory, unrealizable, or fantastically impractical plan or hope.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pipe dream" is said worldwide
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utopie
Transliteration: y-to-pi
"Son projet d'entreprise semblait n'être qu'une utopie."
Wunschtraum
Transliteration: Vʊnʃˌtʁaʊm
"Dieser Plan erwies sich bald als reiner Wunschtraum."
chimera
Transliteration: kiˈmɛːra
"La sua idea di diventare milionario in un mese era solo una chimera."
quimera
Transliteration: kiˈmeɾa
"Viajar a Marte como turista sigue siendo una quimera por ahora."
quimera
Transliteration: kiˈmeɾɐ
"O plano dele de se aposentar aos trinta anos não passa de uma quimera."
हवाई किला
Transliteration: havai kila
"उसकी अमीर बनने की योजना सिर्फ एक हवाई किला साबित हुई।"
白日梦
Transliteration: báirì mèng
"他的这个宏伟计划简直就是一场白日梦。"
허황된 공상
Transliteration: heohwangdoen gongsang
"그의 사업 계획은 현실성이 없는 허황된 공상에 불과했다."
絵空事
Transliteration: esoragoto
"彼の壮大な計画はただの絵空事にすぎなかった。"
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