English | Spanish | |
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Common | ||
Common | wishful thinking | espejismo [m] |
Common | wishful thinking | ilusión [f] |
General | ||
General | wishful thinking | delusión [f] |
General | wishful thinking | ilusión [f] |
General | wishful thinking | pensamiento ilusorio [m] |
General | wishful thinking | quimera [f] |
General | wishful thinking | pensamiento ilusorio |
General | wishful thinking | castillos en el aire [m/pl] |
General | wishful thinking | sueños dorados [m/pl] |
Idioms | ||
Idioms | wishful thinking | expresión de deseo |
Colloquial | ||
Colloquial | wishful thinking | cuentas alegres [f/pl] |
Colloquial | wishful thinking | cuentas galanas [f/pl] |
Colloquial | wishful thinking | las cuentas del gran capitán [f/pl] |
Colloquial | wishful thinking | cuento de la lechera |
Psychology | ||
Psychology | wishful thinking | pensamiento deseoso |
English | Spanish | |||
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General | ||||
General | engage in wishful thinking | hacerse ilusiones [v] | ||
General | well, that's wishful thinking! | ¡esperanzas verdes! [n] DO BO | ||
General | well, that's wishful thinking! | ¡qué esperanza! [n] MX NI CR CU DO PR CO VE PE BO PY AR UY CL rare | ||
Idioms | ||||
Idioms | one's wishful thinking | los castillos en el aire de uno | ||
Idioms | one's wishful thinking | las ilusiones de uno | ||
Idioms | that's wishful thinking | qué esperanzas [interj] MX CU VE | ||
Colloquial | ||||
Colloquial | it is just wishful thinking | hablar de la mar [v] | ||
Colloquial | the wishful thinking | el cuento de la lechera | ||
Colloquial | it's just a wishful thinking | eso es hablar de la mar |