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"Cansado" is a form of "cansado", an adjective which is often translated as "tired". "Sueño" is a form of "sueño", a noun which is often translated as "dream". Learn more about the difference between "cansado" and "sueño" below.
cansado(
kahn
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sah
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doh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
b. beat (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Después de trabajar 12 horas seguidas en el restaurante, Alan llegó a casa cansado.After working at the restaurant 12 hours straight, Alan came home beat.
2. (fed up)
3. (exhausting)
a. tiring
Ayudar a alguien con depresión puede ser muy cansado.Helping someone with depression can be very tiring.
el sueño(
sweh
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nyoh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. dream
Él es tan despistado; es como si viviera en un sueño.He's so absent-minded; it's as if he lives in a dream.
En mi sueño, los dinosaurios todavía vagaban por la tierra.In my dream, dinosaurs still roamed the Earth.
a. dream
Su sueño era montar su propio restaurante algún día.His dream was to set up his own restaurant one day.