Spanish Word of the Day
Sunday, May 19, 2013
sueño
noun: sleep; dream
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Hamlet said, ‘To sleep: perchance to dream...’. In Spanish the connection between the two is so intimate that the same word - sueño - covers both.
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sueño profundo a deep sleepelsueño americano the American dream -
You need to be a bit careful when using this word with the verb tener. The meaning changes according to whether you use the article or not.
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sueño profundo a deep sleepelsueño americano the American dreamTenía muchosueño . I was very sleepy.Anoche tuve un malsueño . Last night I had a bad dream. -
When used with conciliar it means to get to sleep.
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sueño profundo a deep sleepelsueño americano the American dreamTenía muchosueño . I was very sleepy.Anoche tuve un malsueño . Last night I had a bad dream.No podía conciliar elsueño . I couldn’t get to sleep. -
It’s also used in the same way as English, to talk about your ambitions and wishes.
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sueño profundo a deep sleepelsueño americano the American dreamTenía muchosueño . I was very sleepy.Anoche tuve un malsueño . Last night I had a bad dream.No podía conciliar elsueño . I couldn’t get to sleep.Susueño era casarse con un científico. Her dream was to marry a scientist.
