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English word	Spanish word

sueño

ver soñar

masculine noun

1. sleepiness (ganas de dormir); drowsiness (por medicamento)

2. sleep (estado)

coger el sueño -> to get to sleep (peninsular Spanish)
conciliar el sueño -> to get to sleep
descabezar un sueño -> to have a nap
no pierdas el sueño por él/ello (informal) -> don't lose any sleep over him/it
no me quita el sueño -> I'm not losing any sleep over it
sueño eterno (figurative) -> eternal rest
sueño pesado/ligero -> heavy/light sleep

3. dream (imagen mental, objetivo, quimera)

sueño [soo-ay'-nyo]

noun

1. Sleep (dormir), the act of sleeping. (m)

2. Vision, dream, the fancies of a sleeping person. (m)

3. Drowsiness, heaviness, inclination to sleep (somnolencia). (m)

4. Any fantastical idea without foundation. (m)

5. Shortness, lightness, or swiftness with which something appears or passes. (m)

Caerse de sueño -> to be overcome with drowsiness
Conciliar el sueño -> to woo sleep
Espantar el sueño, to scare away sleep, to prevent sleeping. En sueño -> or entre sueños, dreaming, sleeping
A sueño pesado -> in a profound sleep; deep sleep; difficult to dispel
Tener el sueño ligero -> to be a light sleeper
Se me ha quitado el sueño -> I'm not sleepy any more

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