Pipedream - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

idiom

Absentminded dreaming while awake

noun

(in greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.

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In greek mythology, the chimera was a fire-breathing monster that combined the parts of a goat, a l…

noun

A series of pleasant thoughts that distract one's attention from the present.

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She was lost in a daydream

verb

Indulge in a daydream.

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Stop daydreaming and pay attention

noun

A set of pleasant thoughts about something that you would like to do or achieve, but which is not likely

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I had a daydream that i’d win the road race., she would daydream in class about horseback riding an…

noun

An idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder.

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The delusion of being watched

noun

Something a person believes and wants to be true, when it is actually not true

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[ c ] we have no delusions that these kids are going to play pro basketball, but they are having fun.

noun

The faculty or activity of imagining impossible or improbable things.

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His researches had moved into the realms of fantasy

verb

Imagine the occurrence of; fantasize about.

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It is ludicrous to fantasy ‘disinventing’ the hydrogen bomb

noun

A pleasant but unlikely situation that you enjoy thinking about, or the activity of thinking in this way

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[ c ] writing songs was just a fantasy of mine., [ u ] she retreated from life into a world of fant…

noun

An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience.

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Stripes embellish the surface to create the illusion of various wood-grain textures

noun

An idea or belief that is not true, or something that is not what it seems to be

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We have no illusions about how difficult the job will be., [ + that clause ] i was under the illusi…

noun

An optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road caused by the refraction of light from the sky by heated air.

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The surface of the road ahead rippled in the heat mirages

noun

An image, produced by very hot air, of something that seems to be far away but does not really exist

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Up ahead she saw a slight shimmer that looked like water, a road mirage.

noun

A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.

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A knock on the door broke her reverie