German | English | |
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Luftschloss {n}; Seifenblase {f} (unrealistische / utopische Vorstellung) | castle in the air; castle in Spain; pie in the sky; blue sky (unrealizable dream) | |
Luftschlösser {pl}; Seifenblasen {pl} | castles in the air; castles in Spain; pies in the sky | |
Es ist utopisch, zu glauben, dass ... | It is pie in the sky to believe that ... | |
Das sind doch Luftschlösser / Seifenblasen. | This is all blue sky. [fig.] | |
Er baut Luftschlösser. | He throws his cap over the mill. | |
utopisch; utopistisch {adj} | Utopian; utopistic | |
utopische Ziele | utopist goals; utopian aims |