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dream [driːm] n 1. (Psychology) a. mental activity, usually in the form of an imagined series of events, occurring during certain phases of sleep b. (as modifier) a dream sequence c. (in combination) dreamland Related adj oneiric 2. (Psychology) a. a sequence of imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; daydream; fantasy b. (as modifier) a dream world 3. a person or thing seen or occurring in a dream 4. a cherished hope; ambition; aspiration 5. a vain hope 6. a person or thing that is as pleasant, or seemingly unreal as a dream go like a dream to move, develop, or work very well vb dreams, dreaming, dreamed, dreamt [drɛmt] 1. (may take a clause as object) to undergo or experience (a dream or dreams) 2. (intr) to indulge in daydreams 3. (Psychology) (intr) to suffer delusions; be unrealistic you're dreaming if you think you can win 4. (when intr, foll by of or about) to have an image (of) or fantasy (about) in or as if in a dream 5. (intr; foll by of) to consider the possibility (of) I wouldn't dream of troubling you See also dream up adj
too good to be true; ideal dream kitchen [Old English drēam song; related to Old High German troum, Old Norse draumr, Greek thrulos noise] dreamful adj dreamfully adv dreaming n & adj dreamingly adv dreamless adj dreamlessly adv dreamlessness n dreamlike adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
dream noun 1. vision, nightmare, illusion, delusion, hallucination, reverie I had a dream that I was in an old house. 2. ambition, wish, fantasy, plan, hope, goal, design, aim, desire, objective, aspiration, Holy Grail (informal), pipe dream My dream is to have a house in the country. verb 1. have dreams, have a dream, have nightmares, have a nightmare, hallucinate She dreamt about her baby. adjective dream of something or someone daydream about, wish to, fantasize about, hope for, desire to, long for, aspire to, hunger for, hanker after, set your heart on She dreamed of going to work overseas. Quotations "We are such stuff" "As dreams are made on, and our little life" "Is rounded with a sleep" [William Shakespeare The Tempest] "I talk of dreams;" "Which are the children of an idle brain," "Begot of nothing but vain fantasy" [William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet] "Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams" [Ralph Waldo Emerson Journals] "I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood" [Martin Luther King speech at 1963 Civil Rights March] Translations dream [driːm] (dreamed (dreamt (vb: pt, pp))) A. N 1. (while asleep) → sueño m a bad dream → una pesadilla I had a dream that my father had died → soñé que mi padre se había muerto to have a dream about sth/sb → soñar con algo/algn to see sth in a dream → ver algo en sueños sweet dreams! → ¡que sueñes con los angelitos! see also wet D 3. (= fantasy, ideal) → sueño m my (fondest) dream is to → el sueño de mi vida es ..., mi mayor ilusión es ... the house/man/woman of my dreams → mi casa/hombre/mujer ideal, la casa/el hombre/la mujer de mis sueños the museum was an archaeologist's dream → para un arqueólogo, el museo era un sueño he thinks he's every girl's dream → se cree que es el tipo ideal para cualquier chica the American Dream → el sueño americano it was like a dream come true → fue como un sueño hecho realidad a dream holiday in Jamaica → unas vacaciones de ensueño en Jamaica in your dreams! → ¡ni en sueños! she succeeded beyond her wildest dreams → consiguió más éxito del que jamás había soñado never in my wildest dreams did I expect to win → ni en mis sueños más dorados hubiera podido imaginar que ganaría he lives in a dream world → vive en un mundo de fantasía or de ensueño in a dream world no one would be poor → en un mundo ideal, nadie sería pobre see also pipe D 4. (= marvel) "how was the holiday?" - "it was a dream!" → -¿qué tal las vacaciones? -¡de ensueño! it worked like a dream → funcionó de maravilla or a las mil maravillas that car goes like a dream → ese coche funciona de maravilla B. VT 1. (while asleep) → soñar I dreamed that I was being chased → soñé que me perseguían I dreamed a strange dream → tuve un sueño extraño C. VI 1. (while asleep) → soñar (of, about con) 2. (= daydream) → estar en las nubes I'm sorry, I was dreaming → disculpa, estaba en las nubes or pensando en las musarañas 3. (= fantasize) → soñar she dreamed of having her own business → soñaba con llegar a tener su propio negocio they have a lifestyle most of us only dream of or about → llevan un tren de vida que para la mayoría de nosotros no pasa de ser un sueño dream on! → ¡ni en sueños! 4. (= imagine) → soñar, imaginarse; (in neg context) → imaginarse there were more than I'd ever dreamed of → había más de lo que jamás hubiera podido soñar or imaginar who would ever dream of a disaster like this? → ¿quién hubiera podido imaginarse una catástrofe así? D. CPD dream house N → casa f de ensueño my dream house → la casa de mis sueños dream ticket N (Pol) → candidatos mpl ideales dream [ˈdriːm] [dreamed or dreamt] (pt, pp) n [sleeper] → rêve m It was just a dream → Ce n'était qu'un rêve. to have a dream about sb/sth → rêver à qn/qch sweet dreams! → faites de beaux rêves! to be in a dream (= not concentrating) → être dans les nuages it worked like a dream (= perfectly) [plan] → ça a marché comme sur des roulettes not in my wildest dreams → même dans mes rêves les plus fous bad dream (= ambition) → rêve m a dream of doing sth → le rêve de faire qch of one's dreams (= ideal) → de ses rêves beyond one's wildest dreams (= better than one could have imagined) → au-delà de toutes ses espérances success beyond our wildest dreams → un succès au-delà de toutes nos espérances to be beyond sb's wildest dreams → être au-delà de toutes les espérances de qn, dépasser toutes les espérances de qn vt vi dream vb: pret, ptp <dreamt (Brit) or dreamed> n → Traum m; to have a bad dream → schlecht träumen; the whole business was like a bad dream → die ganze Angelegenheit war wie ein böser Traum; sweet dreams! → träum was Schönes!, träume süß!; to have a dream about somebody/something → von jdm/etw träumen; to see somebody/something in a dream → jdn/etw im Traum sehen; life is a dream → das Leben ist nur ein Traum; it worked like a dream (inf) → das ging wie im Traum (when awake) lost in dreams → traumverloren; she goes round in a dream → sie lebt wie im Traum; to be in a dream → (mit offenen Augen) träumen (= fantasy, vision) → Traum m; the house/woman of his dreams → das Haus/die Frau seiner Träume, sein Traumhaus/seine Traumfrau; she was happy beyond her wildest dreams → sie war so glücklich, wie sie es in ihren kühnsten Träumen nicht für möglich gehalten hätte; never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d win → ich hätte in meinen kühnsten Träumen nicht gedacht, dass ich gewinnen würde; in your dreams! (inf) → das hättest du wohl gern!; to have dreams of becoming rich → davon träumen, reich zu werden; to make a dream come true for somebody, to make somebody’s dream come true → jdm einen Traum erfüllen; all his dreams came true → all seine Träume gingen in Erfüllung; it was a dream come true → es war ein Traum, der wahr geworden war; I have a dream of a better world → ich träume von einer besseren Welt; it’s just idle dreams → das sind nichts als Wunschträume vi (lit, fig) → träumen (about, of von); I’m sorry, I was dreaming → es tut mir leid, ich habe geträumt; dream on! (inf) → träum du nur weiter! vt (lit, fig) → träumen; dream → haben; he dreams of being free one day → er träumt davon, eines Tages frei zu sein; I would never have dreamed of doing such a thing → ich hätte nicht im Traum daran gedacht, so etwas zu tun; I wouldn’t dream of it → das würde mir nicht im Traum einfallen; I wouldn’t dream of telling her → es fiele mir nicht im Traum ein, es ihr zu erzählen; who would have dreamed it would be so complicated → wer hätte es sich träumen lassen, dass es so kompliziert sein würde; I never dreamed (that) he would come → ich hätte mir nie or nicht träumen lassen, dass er kommen würde adj attr → Traum-; dreamboat (dated sl) → Traummann m; dream job → Traumjob m; dreamland → Traumland nt; dream world → Traumwelt f dream: dream ticket dream world n → Traumwelt f dream [driːm] (dreamed or dreamt (vb: pt, pp)) 1. n → sogno to have a dream about sb/sth → sognare di qn/qc I had a bad dream → ho fatto un brutto sogno sweet dreams! → sogni d'oro! that museum is an archaeologist's dream → quel museo è un paradiso per gli archeologi it worked like a dream → ha funzionato a meraviglia she goes about in a dream → ha sempre la testa tra le nuvole rich beyond his wildest dreams → ricco come non si era mai sognato in vita sua isn't he a dream? → non è un sogno or un amore? it's my dream house → è la casa dei miei sogni dream world → mondo immaginario 2. vt → sognare; (imagine) → sognarsi, credersi I didn't dream that ... → non mi sarei mai sognato che... + sub 3. vi → sognare; (imagine) → sognarsi to dream (of or about sb/sth) → sognare ((di) qn/qc) I wouldn't dream of it! → non me lo sognerei neanche! I'm sorry, I was dreaming → mi scusi, stavo fantasticando there were more than I'd ever dreamed of → ce n'erano di più di quanto avessi mai immaginato dream up vt + adv (reason, excuse) → inventare; (plan, idea) → escogitare dream [driːm] (dreamed or dreamt (vb: pt, pp)) 1. n → sogno to have a dream about sb/sth → sognare di qn/qc I had a bad dream → ho fatto un brutto sogno sweet dreams! → sogni d'oro! that museum is an archaeologist's dream → quel museo è un paradiso per gli archeologi it worked like a dream → ha funzionato a meraviglia she goes about in a dream → ha sempre la testa tra le nuvole rich beyond his wildest dreams → ricco come non si era mai sognato in vita sua isn't he a dream? → non è un sogno or un amore? it's my dream house → è la casa dei miei sogni dream world → mondo immaginario 2. vt → sognare; (imagine) → sognarsi, credersi I didn't dream that ... → non mi sarei mai sognato che... + sub 3. vi → sognare; (imagine) → sognarsi to dream (of or about sb/sth) → sognare ((di) qn/qc) I wouldn't dream of it! → non me lo sognerei neanche! I'm sorry, I was dreaming → mi scusi, stavo fantasticando there were more than I'd ever dreamed of → ce n'erano di più di quanto avessi mai immaginato dream up vt + adv (reason, excuse) → inventare; (plan, idea) → escogitare n dream [driːm] 1 thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep I had a terrible dream last night. droom حُلْم сън sen drøm der Traum όνειρο sueño unenägu خواب؛ رویا uni rêve חֲלוֹם स्वप्न, सपने san álom mimpi draumur sogno 夢 꿈 sapnas sapnis mimpi droom drøm sen sonho vis сон sen sanje san dröm ความฝัน düş, rüya 夢 dreadful خواب giấc mơ 梦 2 a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts Don't sit there in a dream! dagdroom تَفْكير عَميق، شُرود الفِكْر мечта snění drøm die Träumerei ονειροπόληση sueño unelus خیال پردازی ajatuksissaan olo rêverie חֲלוֹם अपने आप में खोया हुआ sanjarenje ábránd melamun dagdraumur sogno 夢ごこち 몽상 svajojimas sapņošana mengelamun droomtoestand i drømme, drømmerier marzenie sonho visare, reverie мечта snívanie sanjarjenje san drömmeri ความเพ้อฝัน hayal âlemi, hülya 夢想 мрія اپنے خیالوں میں گم رہنے کی حالت sự mơ màng 梦想 3 something perfect or very beautiful Your house is a dream! droom شَيء جَميل جِدا идеал pohádka drøm der Traum όνειρο (μτφ.) maravilla unelm ایده آل unelma merveille חֲלוֹם कोई बेहद शानदार चीज san snova álomszép sempurna (alveg) draumur; frábær sogno すばらしいもの 꿈처럼 멋진 것 svajonė sapnis sempurna droom drøm, skjønnhet marzenie sonho minune сказка sen, rozprávka kot iz sanj san dröm สิ่งที่สวยงามประดุจฝัน şahane şey, çok güzel şey 幻想 мрія کوئی مثالی شے điều mơ ước 幻想 4 an ambition or hope It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize. droom طُموح، حُلْم блян sen drøm; håb der Wunschtraum όνειρο, φιλοδοξία sueño, deseo unistus آرزو haave rêve חֲלוֹם आकांक्षा या उम्मीद ambicija, plan álom idam-idaman draumur sogno 理想 포부 svajonė sapnis idam-idaman droom drøm, ambisjon, håp, sterkt ønske marzenie sonho vis мечта sen sen san dröm ความใฝ่ฝัน özlem, arzu, emek 願望 мрія کوئی عزم یا خواہش ước vọng 愿望 v – past tense, past participles dreamed, ~dreamt [dremt] – (sometimes withof) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down. gedroom يَحْلَم сънувам snít, mít sen drømme träumen ονειρεύομαι soñar und nägema, unistama خواب دیدن؛ خیال پردازی کردن uneksia rêver (de/que) לַחֲלוֹם सपने देखना sanjati álmodik memimpikan dreyma sognare 夢をみる 꿈꾸다 sapnuoti, svajoti sapņot bermimpi dromen drømme śnić sonhar a visa (pe/că) мечтать; видеть сон snívať sanjati sanjati drömma ฝัน rüya görmek; düşlemek, hayal etmek 做夢 бачити сон; мріяти خواب دیکھنا mơ ước 做梦 n dreamer a person who is often occupied with his thoughts I'm afraid my son is a bit of a dreamer and not very practical. dromer حالِم мечтател snílek drømmer; fantast der Träumer ονειροπόλος soñador unistaja خیال باف uneksija rêveur/-euse חוֹלֶם सपने देखने वाला sanjar álmodozó pelamun draumóramaður sognatore, sognatrice 夢想家 몽상가 svajotojas sapņo-tājs orang yang bermimpi dromer drømmer, fantast marzyciel sonhador visător мечтатель; фантазёр rojko sanjač sanjar drömmare นักฝัน hayalci, hayalperest 空想家 мрійник, фантазер خود میں کھویا رہنے والا شخص người mơ mộng 空想家 adj dreamless (of sleep) sound; not disturbed by dreams. droomloos بِدون أحْلام без сънища bezesný drømmeløs traumlos βαρύς, χωρίς όνειρα (για ύπνο) sin sueños sügav (uni) عاری از خواب دیدن uneton sans rêves ללא חלומות गहरी नींद सोने वाला bez snova álom nélküli (alvás) nyenyak draumlaus senza sogni 夢をみない 꿈이 없는 kietas, be sapnų bezsapņu- nyenyak droomloos dyp/uforstyrret (søvn) niezakłócony, spokojny sem sonhos fără vise без сновидений bezsenný trden (spanec) miran drömlös นอนหลับสนิท deliksiz 睡得很香的 без снів بغیر خواب کے ngủ say 睡得很香的 adj dreamy as if of a person who is not quite awake a dreamy smile; She is too dreamy. dromerige حالِم، شارِد الفِكْر замечтан zasněný drømmende verträumt ονειροπαρμένος soñador, fantasioso unelev خواب آلود؛ اهل خواب و خیال unelias rêveur חוֹלמָנִי सपनीला sanjiv, snen álmodozó penuh lamunan dreymandi sognante 夢みるような 환상에 잠기는 svajingas, užsisvajojęs sapņains berangan dromerig drømmende, drømmeaktig senny, marzycielski sonhador visător мечтательный zasnený zasanjan pospan drömmande ช่างฝัน hülyalı, dalgın 恍惚的 замріяний; непрактичний وہ شخص جو مکمل طور پر بیدار نہ ہو mơ màng 恍惚的 adv dreamily dromende بِصورةٍ حالِمَه замечтано zasněně drømmende; fantaserende träumerisch αφηρημένα distraídamente unelevalt بطور خواب آلود unelmoivasti rêveusement בְּחוֹלמָנוּת सपने जैसा sanjivo álmodozón dengan lamunan á dreyminn hátt; annars hugar con aria trasognata 夢みるように 꿈꾸는 듯 svajingai sapņaini secara berangan-angan dromerig i drømme, drømmende sennie sonhadoramente visător мечтательно snivo zasanjano pospano drömmande อย่างเพ้อฝัน dalgın dalgın, rüyada gibi 夢一般地 замріяно خواب کے عالم میں một cách mơ màng 梦一般地 n dreaminess dromerigheid خالَةُ الحُلْم замечтаност zasněnost drømmetilstand die Verträumtheit αφηρημάδα ensoñación unelev olek خواب آلودگی؛ خیال پروری haaveellisuus (état de) rêverie חוֹלמָנוּת सपनीला, काल्पनिकता sanjivost ábrándosság keadaan penuh lamunan draumaástand tendenza a sognare/fantasticare 夢ごこち 꿈꾸는 듯함 užsisvajojimas, susimąstymas sapņošana suka berangan-angan dromerigheid drømmetilstand senność ar sonhador (stare de) visare мечтательность zasnenosť zasanjanost pospanost drömskhet ความช่างฝัน hayalperestlik, dalgınlık 空想 замріяність خواب زدگی sự mơ màng 空想 dream up to invent I'm sure she'll dream up some silly plan. droom, uit dink يَخْتَرِع измислям си vymyslet si udtænke; opdigte ausbrüten επινοώ inventarse, idear välja mõtlema طرح کردن keksiä imaginer לְהָמצִיא בַּדִמיוֹן ईजाद करना izumiti, izmisliti kigondol mereka-reka hugsa upp ideare, escogitare 考え出す 문득 생각해 내다 išsigalvoti, sugalvoti izgudrot; izfantazēt mereka-reka verzinnen finne på/opp, fantasere om wymyśleć inventar a născoci, a inventa сочинять vymyslieť si izmisliti si osmisliti hitta på, fantisera ihop คิดค้น uydurmak, icat etmek 憑空虛構 вигадувати, фантазувати ایجاد کرنا phát minh 凭空虚构 dream → حلم, يَحلُم mít sen, sen drøm, drømme Traum, träumen ονειρεύομαι, όνειρο soñar, sueño uneksia, uni rêve, rêver san, sanjati sognare, sogno 夢, 夢を見る 꿈, 꿈꾸다 dromen, droom drøm, drømme sen, wyśnić sonhar, sonho сон, спать dröm, drömma ความฝัน, ฝัน düş, düş görmek giấc mơ, mơ 梦, 梦想 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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