German-English translation for "Wunschdenken"

"Wunschdenken" English translation

Wunschdenken
Neutrum | neuter n <Wunschdenkens; keinPlural | plural pl>

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But the European debt crisis will not disappear into thin air by virtue of wishful thinking.
Doch wird sich die europäische Schuldenkrise nicht durch Wunschdenken in Luft auflösen.
Source: News-Commentary
Wishful thinking, it seems, is easier than acknowledging the flaws in their approach.
Wunschdenken, so scheint es, fällt leichter, als die Mängel in ihrem Ansatz zur Kenntnis zu nehmen.
Source: News-Commentary
And it is wishful thinking to believe that nobody will use it as a precedent.
Und zu glauben, dass sie niemand als Präzedenzfall ansehen wird, ist reines Wunschdenken.
Source: Europarl
Market shares do not increase by wishful thinking.
Marktanteile erhöhen sich nicht durch Wunschdenken.
Source: Europarl
But the electorate did not succumb to wishful thinking.
Aber die Wähler gaben diesem Wunschdenken nicht nach.
Source: News-Commentary
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