jam tomorrow

Spanish translation: Mermelada mañana

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15:56 Mar 2, 2020
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English term or phrase: jam tomorrow
Definition from Macmillan Dictionary:
Something good that is promised but never happens. The phrase "jam tomorrow" was coined by Lewis Carroll in his children's story "Through the Looking Glass". The White Queen tells Alice, "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day."

Example sentence(s):
  • An innovation pessimist could dismiss [current innovations being fueled by cheap processing power] as "jam tomorrow". But the idea that technology-led growth must either continue unabated or steadily decline, rather than ebbing and flowing, is at odds with history. The Economist
  • Even though work on the eastern bypass will start very shortly, I am not sure I will truly believe it until I see cars driving up and down it, so talk of a southern link going to Winsford will seem even more like more jam tomorrow. Winsford and Middlewich Guardian
  • In the coming year, many other high-profile tech unicorns will face similar challenges. They’ll will do well to focus on being smaller, profitable companies than larger ones promising jam tomorrow. Wired
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Spanish translation:Mermelada mañana
Definition:
Pues la regla es: mermelada mañana y mermelada ayer… pero nunca mermelada hoy.
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Amadeo Pinto
Guatemala
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Summary of translations provided
5 +2Mermelada mañana
Amadeo Pinto
4[prometer] el oro y el moro
Judith Payro
4Castillos en el aire
Lydia De Jorge
3palabras al viento
Pierre Souchar
3pajaritos preñados
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro


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palabras al viento


Definition from own experience or research:
Promesas que sabemos no van a ser cumplidas.

Example sentence(s):
  • "Ellas nacieron de las antiguas metrópolis coloniales y de políticas imperiales que, a su vez, engendraron el atraso y la pobreza que hoy azotan a la inmensa mayoría de la humanidad". Fueron palabras al viento. - Diario La Jornada  
Pierre Souchar
France
Local time: 11:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
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[prometer] el oro y el moro


Definition from Diccionario Actual:
“Prometer el oro y el moro” es una frase que se escucha en muchos países de habla castellana. Será quizá porque hay muchas personas que se esmeran en exagerar grandes promesas que por supuesto, de tan difíciles de cumplir nunca se realizan.

Example sentence(s):
  • Almunia advierte al PSOE de que no se puede prometer "el oro y el moro" y luego hacer lo contrario - Público  
  • Humala le ofrece el oro y el moro a Vizcarra - Perú21  
  • El PP promete 'el oro y el moro' a sus jóvenes - Diario de Castilla la Mancha  
Judith Payro
Brazil
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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Castillos en el aire


Definition from own experience or research:
Promesas que nunca han de cumplirse. Mermelada mañana y mermelada ayer - pero nunca mermelada hoy.

Example sentence(s):
  • Los gobiernos prometen y luego nos construyen castillos en el aire. - Personal 
Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 04:50
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Mermelada mañana


Definition from ALICIA A TRAVÉS DEL ESPEJO:
Pues la regla es: mermelada mañana y mermelada ayer… pero nunca mermelada hoy.

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Explanation:
Es la traducción que aparece en el libro.
Amadeo Pinto
Guatemala
Local time: 03:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Yes  Christian [email protected]
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Yes  Judith Payro: Es una buena traducción en el contexto del libro. En otros contextos probablemente variaría.
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pajaritos preñados


Definition from Maracucholario Plus:
Creer o pensar en pajaritos preñados
Esta expresión no es autóctona de nuestro dialecto, se usa en toda América y es común en España, la misma se le endilga a las personas ingenuas quienes creen en cosas inverosímiles y también a los distraídos, ya que las aves no se preñan sino que ponen huevos, por lo tanto es un imposible.

Example sentence(s):
  • Hernández, quien se ha sumado a la campaña de Falcón, llamó a votar por el ex gobernador de Lara y advierte que “la única vía es el voto, todo lo demás son pajaritos preñados”. - Revista Zeta  
  • No son pajaritos preñados. Es toda una realidad y existe un compromiso por parte de la Consejería de Presidencia del Gobierno de Canarias para dar en septiembre el impulso definitivo que necesita el proyecto - Diario de avisos  
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 11:50
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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