el
masculine
/ˈsweɲo/
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Translation
dream; sleep, sleepiness
Word origin
From Latin somnus ('sleep'), with the related sense 'dream' from Latin somnium.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- somnus
- English cognates
- somnolent, insomnia
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralsueños
Examples
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I had a very strange dream last night.
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I am very sleepy, I am going to bed.
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Her dream is to live by the sea.
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Children's dreams tend to be very vivid.
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He fulfilled the dream of opening his own shop.
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My dream is to travel all over the world some day.
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