Usage examples of "pipe dream" in English with translation to Spanish

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Let's knock on wood so that our dream will come true. Toquemos madera para que nuestro sueño pueda hacerse realidad.
Gas was escaping from a crack in the pipe. Se estaba escapando gas de una grieta en el tubo.
That food is so bad that I wouldn´t dream of eating it. Esa comida es tan mala que yo ni soñaría en comerla.
I was sitting while smoking a pipe. Yo estaba sentado mientras fumaba en pipa.
My dream is to live a quiet life in the country. Mi sueño es vivir una vida tranquila en el campo.
Grandfather talked to me with a pipe in his mouth. Mi abuelo me hablaba con un pipa en la boca.
The older we grow, the less we dream. Cuanto más envejecemos, soñamos menos.
There was damage to the pipe. Hubo daños a las tuberías.
I felt as if I were in a dream. Me siento como si estuviera en un sueño.
I sat smoking a pipe. Yo estaba sentado mientras fumaba en pipa.
Your dream will come true some day. Tu sueño algún día se volverá realidad.
If you can't fix the pipe, we'll have to call a plumber. Si usted no puede arreglar el caño, tendrá que llamar a un plomero.
He felt as if he were in a dream. Él se sintió como si estuviera en un sueño.
The gentleman with his pipe in his mouth is a famous reviewer. El caballero con la pipa en su boca es un famoso crítico.
All life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams. Toda la vida es sueño, y los sueños, sueños son.
I can't find my pipe. No puedo encontrar mi pipa.
It's like a dream. Es como un sueño.
The lowest-tuned pipe on the organ set off barometers all over the state. El tubo con la nota mas baja del órgano partió barómetros por todo el estado.
The immigrants dream of having a new, better life. Los inmigrantes sueñan con tener una nueva y mejor vida.
The old iron pipe was full of rust. La vieja tubería de acero estaba llena de oxido.
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