La Palabra Del Dia: "sueño"

Question

sueño ( sweh'-nyoh )

noun ( dream; sleep )

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Also, I would like to thank all those that have so graciously donated their time in helping us with the Spanish corrections. Cordobesa, Dani, Julian, Luis, tiempo_de_es, Jimmy, Gex-Thunderstrom, leumas11, txustaboy, LuisCache, FELIZ77, Jubilado, billygoat, annierats, Neox, Kiwi, Josuele, diagonx and anyone else that has helped. Hopefully, I haven't left anyone out.

There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

Guidelines:

Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

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Examples:

1. Nunca puedo recordar mis sueños después de despertar.

I can never remember my dreams after waking up.

2. El estrés del trabajo la está haciendo perder sueño.

Work stress is making her lose sleep.

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I apologise for not voting, back later! - annierats, Mar 5, 2015

Hola,amber. Don't worry, annie. Sometimes all we have time for is to post. I should have done the same because I've got stuff to do now. - Sassette, Mar 5, 2015

Hola preciosa! Muchas gracias :-)! - Jraider, Mar 5, 2015

All is well, guys. No probs. I'm happy to have you participate. ♥♥♥ - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

De nada, JR. ♥ - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 1

A la hora de acostarse cuando me hijito está en su cama, siempre quiere una canción de cuna. Prefiere que su madre lo haga, pero si yo lo hago, canto sobre los sueños dulces que le deseo...

At bedtime when my wee boy is in bed, he always wants a lullaby. He prefers that his mother do it, but if I do it, I sing about the sweet dreams that I wish him...

Very sweet :) - Manity, Mar 5, 2015

Record it on vocaroo. We want to hear it. - katydew, Mar 5, 2015

I would be cruel not to vote for this. - Sassette, Mar 5, 2015

Cruel? It would be downright sadistic! :) - 00ffada9, Mar 5, 2015

Gracias. Cruel is making him listen to my singing... ¡! - Faldaesque, Mar 5, 2015

I've always loved the Scottish word "wee", but it never seems right without the accent. - Jubilado, Mar 5, 2015

There's another word "bairns" to mean children. Is that Scottish as well? - Jubilado, Mar 5, 2015

How about "wee bairns?" - Daniela2041, Mar 5, 2015

:-)! - Jraider, Mar 5, 2015

Aye, 'bairn' is Scots from Old Norse ('child' = 'barn' in modern Danish, Norwegian & Swedish). We also use 'wean' (v.common in Glasgow), 'lad'/'lass(ie)', 'loon'/'quine/quinie' etc... 'Wee bairn' is acceptable jeje - Faldaesque, Mar 5, 2015

Priceless! - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

Barn, in Swedish, indeed. - annierats, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 2

*this is not a real picture of Daniela (Dani)

Un pasaje de la autobiografía de Dani, Danimal, Desencadenar Mi Inhibiciones : En mi sueño anoche soñé que conocí al hombre de mis sueños en SpanishDict.com, entonces me desperté y me di cuenta de que este sitio es un sitio de aprendizaje, no es un sitio de citas.

A passage from Dani's autobiography, Danimal, Unleashing My Inhibitions. In my sleep last night I met the man of my dreams on SpanishDict.com, then I woke up and I realized that this site is a learning site, not a dating site.

I can totally imagine SD members falling in love and moving in together. Love is where you find it. :) - Manity, Mar 5, 2015

Love, too, is a learning process. El amor, también es un proceso del aprendizaje. - Jubilado, Mar 5, 2015

two great minds, Manity and Jubilado. You know, I'm expressing my fantasy through Dani here. It's just that she can attract the men; I can't :-) - Sassette, Mar 5, 2015

@Missy: You're sooo sweet! ♥♥--but I'm about ten years older and at least 20 pounds heavier than the girl in the picture. - Daniela2041, Mar 5, 2015

I thought it was a "doting" site :-)!!!!! - Jraider, Mar 5, 2015

It is a doting site! - annierats, Mar 5, 2015

@Daniela2041 You are just as beautiful if not more so than the woman in the photo♥ - Sassette, Mar 5, 2015

You're both beautiful. :):) - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

Just because Daniela says she is 10 years older than the girl in the picture doesn't mean she isn't more beautiful. - jim5489, Mar 5, 2015

There are a few couples that have found companionship through this site. hahaha I won't mention any names. - katydew, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 3

¡Qué sueño! Tienes cara de sueño tambien.

I'm so sleepy! You look sleepy, too.

*Mary Cassatt - Breakfast in Bed*

Bio of Mary Cassatt

very nice sentences. Like the painting too. If it's from a well-known artist let us know who it is. - Sassette, Mar 5, 2015

I agree. Beautiful painting :-)! - Jraider, Mar 5, 2015

Sweet painting. - annierats, Mar 5, 2015

Probably thinking...Please go to sleep little one so I can. - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

"Cara de sueño". I like this expression. - LuisCache, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 4

El hombre pregunta:

¿Quieres casarte conmigo? Will you marry me?

La mujer contesta:

"¡Ni en sueños!

Not in your dearms/ Not in this life!/ No way, José/etc.

But he looks so polite and well trained. - annierats, Mar 5, 2015

ouch! - Sassette, Mar 5, 2015

A woman knows when the right one comes along. :)♥ - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

How does she knows? - LuisCache, Mar 5, 2015

I note she has drunk all the wine, probably eaten all the food.... say no more.. - annierats, Mar 5, 2015

Who do you think paid for the meal, hmmmmmmm? Hint, it wasn't him. - Daniela2041, Mar 5, 2015

Shot down !!!!!!!!!! - Jraider, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 5

Muchas chicas sueñan con príncipes azules pero en la realidad es muy difícil buscar una rana que se convierta en príncipe al besarla. Y uno se cansa besando ranas..

Many girls dream of Prince Charmings, but in reality it's hard to find a frog that becomes a Prince when kissed. And one gets a bit tired of kissing frogs..

English plural pls help: Princes Charming? Charming princes? But chharming princes are not Prince Charmings.. - annierats, Mar 5, 2015

It's Prince Charmings, isn't it? Maybe I'm not understanding your question. - Sassette, Mar 5, 2015

I wonder if that's his real last name :-)???!!!!! - Jraider, Mar 5, 2015

In Spanish it's easy. "príncipes encantadores" - Daniela2041, Mar 5, 2015

Thanks Tipa.You understood exactly. - annierats, Mar 5, 2015

I think there was a certain gekko that turned into a prince. lol - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

Or maybe he turned into a frog. - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

I thought it were toads. Pensé que eran sapos! - LuisCache, Mar 5, 2015

Luis, ahora caigo, es por eso que no he encontrado nunca a ningun principe.. - annierats, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 6

De joven, tenía muchas sueños acerca de cómo la vida iba a ser, pero hoy en día me doy cuenta de que por la mayor parte de estos sueños no van a realizarse, y simplemente trato de asegurar de que no desastre ocurra una desastre en mi vida.

de que la mayor parte de esos sueños..de que no ocurra un desastre

As a youth, I had many dreams about how life was going to be, but nowadays I realize that for the most part these dreams are not going to happen, and I simply try to ensure that my life doesn’t go off the rails.

You know, I'm grateful for every challenging sentence you write. Day after day I read them and I think "great, let's see if this will get a confirmation". :) - Manity, Mar 5, 2015

It is a milestone in life to realize that you have dreamed beyond your capacity to live. Yet I suppose it is a universal phenomenon. - Jubilado, Mar 5, 2015

I am grateful there is someone who will come by and check it, so that it is worth it to write challenging sentences, and not just simple safe things. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 5, 2015

We learn by the mistakes we make when we challenge ourselves, not through doing what we already know how to do well. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 5, 2015

Hmmm...o.k, I see your point but I get the impression that you have achieved a lot in life and are enjoying life to some extent. Nice to see even though childhood dreams were not realized. - Sassette, Mar 5, 2015

Manity's point is why I view Bosque as cream of the crop on SD - Sassette, Mar 5, 2015

Perhaps we dream of the unrealistic as youths- my son dreamed of being an NBA player. He acheived being a pretty good division 3 college player. ;) - bosquederoble, Mar 5, 2015

Having watched him play many a time, I would call his accomplishments a success, not a failure, but his dream still went unrealized. - bosquederoble, Mar 5, 2015

So perhaps all I am saying is that with age, I have learned to give up the wild, unrealistic dreams of youth, and now solely work towards keeping the quite good life that I have achieved on track. - bosquederoble, Mar 5, 2015

It's called reality :-)! - Jraider, Mar 5, 2015

Totally agree on writing challenging sentences, I'm thinking on the rest. Possibly because I've achieved age without achieving comfort.. - annierats, Mar 5, 2015

On the contrary, Bosque....We should have kept our childlike beliefs. :):) - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

Wonderfulll sentence, Bosquederobl! I agree with Jubilado that somehow it's a universal phenomenon. I mean all youngs have a dream, but only a few can actually made they dreams come true. - LuisCache, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 7

Sí es verdad, los perros tienen sueños.

Yes it's true, dogs have dreams.

Sí, es verdad. - annierats, Mar 5, 2015

True! - Raja-jani, Mar 5, 2015

Wow! I'm glad he woke up. He was running to or from something or someone. - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

I once had a dog that had those kinds or dreams, or nightmares. - LuisCache, Mar 5, 2015

Oh, poor little guy scared himself. - Findy, Mar 5, 2015

I enjoy watching my dog when she dreams, her feet move and her eyes blink :-)! - Jraider, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 8

De mis sueños en durmiendo nunca aprendí nada, sólo de mis sueños en despertando.

I learned nothing from my dreams during sleep, only from my dreams while awake.

you might need "despierto" instead of "despiezando" unless you really mean you want to carve up your dreams ;-) - Sassette, Mar 5, 2015

I think I have gained unsight from a dream, but dreams are easy to forget :-)! - Jraider, Mar 5, 2015

Awww, mate, this is just a little Aussie humor en español! (Would "fair dinkum" be appropriate here?--I'm doing my best with a new kind of English :) ) - Daniela2041, Mar 5, 2015

They are still part of your memory some where in there. :)♥ - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

Totally messed up despertar present participle! Sorry. Dreams can be great therapy tools if remembered because they reveal our unconscious mind. - Jubilado, Mar 5, 2015

@ Dani: Are you confusing me with Ray? Still an honor if you are! - Jubilado, Mar 5, 2015

@Jubliado: I thought you were an Aussie, too. I forgot, sorry. - Daniela2041, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 9

La chica tiene razón; Si se cumplieran todos los sueños en realidad podría ser una situación muy difícil.

The girl is right; If all dreams were fulfilled it could actually be a very difficult situation.

Hi Porcu. ....."all dreams"..... Maybe "a very bad" or "a very scary" would be better here. :) - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

"heavy" may work somewhere, but in the United States anyway I think "difficult" works better. - Sassette, Mar 5, 2015

I had a "quesadilla"--¡estuvo sabrosísima! - Daniela2041, Mar 5, 2015

... or maybe...a very "intense" situation :-)! - Jraider, Mar 5, 2015

Hi, Porcu... "Si se cumplieran todos los sueños..." would be better. - LuisCache, Mar 5, 2015

That's the word I was looking for. Thanks JR. - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 10

No one can live without sleep,if you can you will be a superman.

Nadie puede vivir sin sueño, si puede usted ser un superhombre.

I've done the same thing before. Maybe amby can fix it :-)! - Jraider, Mar 5, 2015

I don't believe that Superman could do without sleep either. - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 11

Necesito un buen sueño esta noche. Yo no he tenido uno en un tiempo.

I need a good sleep tonight. I haven't had one in awhile.

I hope you have a good sleep tonight. - languagenut, Mar 5, 2015

Not good when you can't sleep. I hope you can tonight too. - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

Hace tiempo que no he dormido muy bien. - annierats, Mar 5, 2015

thank you, I hope so. - jim5489, Mar 5, 2015

I have major sleep problems and sleep deprivation makes it hard to function. I think ian-hill reported problems with sleep too. I wish there were no such thing as sleep :-(( - Sassette, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 12

La casa de mis sueños es grande y enorme.

My dream house is big and enormous.

Did you design it yourself? - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

I have had dreams about big monster houses ;-(((!!!!! - Jraider, Mar 5, 2015

Do you dream of a housekeeper as well? - annierats, Mar 5, 2015

Good idea, Annie...I didn't even think of that...how true. - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 13

I remembered that old song written by Colombian composer and band leader Pacho Galán called 'Ah, Lovely Thingy' Do you remember it? Nat King Cole covered it.

Last night I dreamt about you, I was dreaming that you loved me, I was dreaming that you were kissing me, and that I was sleeping in your arms... Ah, lovely thingy, mama!

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Me acordé de esa canción del compositor colombiano y director de orquesta Pacho Galán llamada "Ay, cosita linda". ¿Se acuerdan de ella? La cantaba Nat King Cole.

Anoche, anoche soñé contigo, soñaba que me querías, soñaba que me besabas, y que en tus brazos dormía... Ay, cosita linda, mamá

how romantic! One of the challenges in learning Spanish for me is to know what "fliller" words to use like "de" with recordarse and "con" with soñar - Sassette, Mar 5, 2015

I'll have to listen to that one. :):) - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 14

¿Es una noche sin sueños buena o mala? ¿Quién sabe?

Is a dreamless night good or bad? Who knows?

*Morpheus stance* What if I told you dreamless nights don't exist and it's just a trick of the memory? :P I like your sentence. :) - Manity, Mar 5, 2015

Manity, you're right :) - Raja-jani, Mar 5, 2015

Three words. Rapid eye movement ;-)! - Jraider, Mar 5, 2015

Or Shakespear's words: ..To die, to sleep, perchance to dream, aye, there's the rub - annierats, Mar 5, 2015

Yes, I love that passage too, Annie. :) I would consider it all joy not to dream so much. - rac1, Mar 5, 2015

Answer 15

He tenido un largo viaje y no pude dormir en el avión así que ahora tengo sueño atrasado.

I have had a long journey and couldn't sleep on the plane so now I have to catch up on sleep.

very nice post with tengo sueño atrasado. And was reminded that "menos mal"=luckily, thankfully, it's a good thing - Sassette, Mar 5, 2015

Poor baby..:) - rac1, Mar 5, 2015