Kilo Lingo

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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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This word is part of lesson 9.