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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
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. tired
Estoy tan cansado que no me puedo ni levantar.I'm so tired I can't even get up.
b. beat
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
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.
a. tired
Ya está cansado de aguantar a su suegra.He is tired of putting up with his mother-in-law.
a. tiring
Ayudar a alguien con depresión puede ser muy cansado.Helping someone with depression can be very tiring.
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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).
masculine noun
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.
a. sleepy
Ella tenía mucho sueño, así que se acostó.She was very sleepy so she went to bed.
a. sleep
Es casi imposible despertarla de un sueño profundo.It's almost impossible to wake her from a deep sleep.
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