夢物語

ゆめものがたり
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1

An account or story of a dream; a tale about dreams.

Noun

Examples

昨夜見た不思議な夢物語を友達に話した。

I told my friend the strange dream story I had last night.

祖母は昔見た夢物語をよく語った。

My grandmother often told stories of dreams she had long ago.

その話はただの夢物語にすぎないと言った。

He said that story was nothing but a dream tale.

2

A fantastic or unrealistic story; a pipe dream (something fanciful or unlikely to come true).

NounIdiomatic Expression

Examples

借金だけで夢をかなえられるというのは夢物語だ。

The idea that you can realize your dreams just by taking on debt is a pipe dream.

彼の成功話は夢物語のように聞こえたが、実際は努力の結果だ。

His success story sounded like a fantasy, but in reality it was the result of effort.

そんな大金持ちになる計画は夢物語だと周囲は笑った。

People around him laughed that such a plan to become extremely rich was a pipe dream.

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