German-English translation for "Hirngespinst"

"Hirngespinst" English translation

Hirngespinst
Neutrum | neuter n

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  • fantasy
    Hirngespinst Einbildung
    chimera
    Hirngespinst Einbildung
    Hirngespinst Einbildung
examples
  • das ist ein reines Hirngespinst
    that is mere fantasy
    das ist ein reines Hirngespinst
  • fancy
    Hirngespinst Fantasiegebilde
    wild notion
    Hirngespinst Fantasiegebilde
    pipe dream
    Hirngespinst Fantasiegebilde
    Hirngespinst Fantasiegebilde
The cloning of human beings is not a fantasy.
Das Klonen von Menschen ist kein Hirngespinst.
Source: Europarl
Something so often denounced as a pipe dream, as an illusion, is now becoming reality.
Was oft als Hirngespinst und als Illusion verschrien wurde, wird nun Realität.
Source: Europarl
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