Translation of "pipe dream" into French

chimère, rêve chimérique, château en Espagne are the top translations of "pipe dream" into French.

pipe dream noun grammar

(idiomatic) A plan, desire, or idea that will not likely work; a near impossibility. [..]

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  • chimère

    noun feminine

    near impossibility

    For them, the concept of a “global village” is a pipe dream.

    Pour eux, le concept d’un « village planétaire » est une chimère.

  • rêve chimérique

    masculine

    near impossibility

    "I wrote to tell them that it's not a pipe dream, we're going to do it."

    « Je leur ai écrit que je ne croyais pas qu'il s'agissait d'un rêve chimérique, mais au contraire que nous réussirions.

  • château en Espagne

    A plan, desire or idea that is impossible or very unlikely to be realized.

    It will take more than pipe dreams to feed the poor properly.

    Aucun pauvre ne peut se nourrir de châteaux en Espagne.

  • Less frequent translations

    • utopie
    • illusion
    • projet chimérique
    • rêve
    • rêve illusoire
    • rêver
    • songer
    • élucubration

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