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"Daydream" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "soñar despierto", and "dream of" is a transitive verb phrase which is often translated as "soñar". Learn more about the difference between "daydream" and "dream of" below.
daydream(
dey
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drim
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. soñar despierto
Stop daydreaming and pay attention to me!¡Deja de soñar despierta y préstame atención!
b. fantasear
Stop daydreaming and get on with your homework!¡Deja de fantasear y aplícate a la tarea!
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (reverie)
a. el ensueño (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I was completely lost in a daydream and didn't realize you had come in.Estaba completamente perdido en un ensueño y no me di cuenta de que habías entrado.
Jill isn't paying attention to the speech. She seems to be in some kind of daydream.Jill no le está prestando atención al discurso. Parece estar como en un enseño.
b. la ensoñación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Nathaniel failed science because he spent every class in a daydream.Nathaniel reprobó ciencias porque pasaba todas las clases en una ensoñación.
c. la fantasía (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Tim didn't hear the police officer's question because he was lost in a daydream.Tim no escuchó la pregunta del policía porque estaba perdido en una fantasía.
dream of(
drim
uhv
)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
1. (general)
b. imaginarse
I never dreamed of living in Paris, and here I am.Nunca me imaginé que viviría en París y aquí estoy.
