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pie in the sky by and by

Portuguese translation: \"viver no mundo da fantasia\"

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English term or phrase:pie in the sky by and by
Portuguese translation:\"viver no mundo da fantasia\"
Entered by: VagnerB

21:36 Sep 21, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion / theology
English term or phrase: pie in the sky by and by
Having addressed sin, pain, preaching, and public life, Sam Storms challenges us to live, like Calvin, with one foot raised, ready for heaven. Far from “pie in the sky by and by,” we’ll see that having one’s head in the biblical clouds is essential to being of real earthly good. Sam picks up on the pilgrim and suffering refrains and shows us why heaven will be heaven, and how meditating on the glory and joy to come gives the prac¬tical power for enduring unjust suffering, overcoming worldliness, and responding well to loss and rightly to death.
VagnerB
Local time: 01:10
"viver no mundo da fantasia"
Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 8 mins (2010-09-21 21:45:28 GMT)
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Pie in the sky

Meaning: An un-achievable dream, a fantasy.
Example: I'm waiting for the day I win the biggest ever Lotto 649 jackpot, but when I tell this to people they say it's pie in the sky.
Origin: Derived from a parody circulated in a Trade Union song book of a classic Ira Sankey hymn. The parody reads: "You will eat by and by/ In that glorious land in the sky / Work and pray, live and hay, / There will be pie in the sky by and by."

Mocking the belief that all our earthly sufferings will be rewarded in Heaven when we die.

Apparently our just reward is... pie!
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Clauwolf
Local time: 01:10
Grading comment
Obrigado, Clauwolf.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5"viver no mundo da fantasia"
Clauwolf
4Um terreno no Céu / Uma vaga no Céu
Ivan Rocha, CT
4uma vida melhor depois dessa em breve
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Summary of reference entries provided
Pie in the sky by and by
Adriana Maciel

  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Um terreno no Céu / Uma vaga no Céu


Explanation:
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Note added at 5 mins (2010-09-21 21:42:08 GMT)
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Longe de um eventual "terreno no Céu", veremos que...

Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
"viver no mundo da fantasia"


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 8 mins (2010-09-21 21:45:28 GMT)
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Pie in the sky

Meaning: An un-achievable dream, a fantasy.
Example: I'm waiting for the day I win the biggest ever Lotto 649 jackpot, but when I tell this to people they say it's pie in the sky.
Origin: Derived from a parody circulated in a Trade Union song book of a classic Ira Sankey hymn. The parody reads: "You will eat by and by/ In that glorious land in the sky / Work and pray, live and hay, / There will be pie in the sky by and by."

Mocking the belief that all our earthly sufferings will be rewarded in Heaven when we die.

Apparently our just reward is... pie!

Clauwolf
Local time: 01:10
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Obrigado, Clauwolf.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis
10 mins
  -> obrigado
agree  cristinamarinho
2 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
3 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  Sara Sousa Soares
13 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral: ou mundo da lua
21 hrs
  -> obrigado
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
uma vida melhor depois dessa em breve


Explanation:
pie in the sky
1. Fig. a future reward after death, considered as a replacement for a reward not received on earth.

by and by: soon: em breve


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Ou seja, a esperança de brevemente termos uma vida melhor que essa. Não importava quão ruim fosse a vida aqui e agora, alimentava-se a esperança de uma vida melhor depois dessa.

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 06:10
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 163
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Reference comments


2 hrs
Reference: Pie in the sky by and by

Reference information:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/282700.html

Adriana Maciel
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
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