The Spanish word for sleep is
sueño
Gender
The gender of sueño is masculine. E.g. el sueño.Plural
The plural of sueño is sueños.Spanish Definition
| sleep | |
| 1. vi. Dormir. | |
| 2. vi. Dicho de un trompo, girar sobre su eje sin ningún otro movimiento. | |
| 3. n. Sueño. | |
| 4. n. Legaña. |
Translations for sleep and their definitions
| dormir | ||
| 1. v. to sleep | ||
| Duermo muy bien todas las noches. - I sleep very well every night. | ||
| 2. v. to fall asleep | ||
| ¿En qué piensas mientras te duermes? - What do you think of while you fall asleep? | ||
| 3. v. to sleep in | ||
| ¿Qué hora es? ¡Me he dormido! - What time is it? I've overslept! | ||
| 4. v. (euphemistic) to die; to rest in death | ||
| Y así la reina durmió para siempre. - And so rested the queen for forever. | ||
| 5. v. to put to sleep (someone or something) | ||
| Los durmió a todos usando un hechizo. - He put them all to sleep by using a spell. | ||
| 6. v. (euphemistic, medicine) to anesthetize | ||
| Solo un médico puede dormir a un paciente. - Only a doctor can anesthetize a patient. | ||
| 7. v. (euphemistic, medicine) to euthanize, to put down (mainly for pets but also people) | ||
| Ayer por la tarde durmieron a mi gato. - Yesterday evening my cat was put to sleep. | ||
| sueño |  | ||
| 1. n-m. sleep, slumber | |||
| 2. n-m. sleepiness | |||
| Tengo mucho sueño. - I have much sleepiness | |||
| 3. n-m. dream | |||
| Realicé mi sueño. - I have fulfilled my dream. | |||
| Dónde Están Mis Sueños - Where Are My Dreams | |||
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of soñar | |||
| legaña | ||
| 1. n-f. Alternative form of lagaña | ||
| lagaña | ||
| 1. n-f. sleep (rheum found in the corner of the eye after sleeping) | ||
| chele | ||
| 1. n-m. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) sleep (in the corner of the eye) | ||
| 2. n-m. (Dominican Republic) cent (currency) | ||
| 3. n-f. (vesre) milk | ||
| 4. n-f. (vulgar, slang) semen | ||
| 5. adj. (El Salvador, colloquial) fair-skinned | ||
| 6. adj. (Honduras, Nicaragua, colloquial) blond-haired | ||
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary
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