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Definition of el cuento de la lechera in Spanish:
el cuento de la lechera
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informal Plan o proyecto muy ambicioso y optimista que se hace sobre ciertos beneficios que todavía no se han obtenido.
pensar en el dinero que vamos a ganar cuando vendamos la casa es el cuento de la lechera, porque primero tenemos que venderla
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