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sueños

SWEN-yohs/ˈsweɲos/

dreams

Also: nightmares
NounmA2
A sleeping child resting peacefully on a soft blue cloud, with vibrant, abstract shapes and stars gently floating out from their head, representing the stories and images experienced during sleep.

📝 In Action

Anoche tuve sueños muy extraños.

A2

Last night I had very strange dreams.

A veces no recuerdo mis sueños por la mañana.

B1

Sometimes I don't remember my dreams in the morning.

Mi hijo tiene malos sueños después de ver películas de miedo.

B1

My son has bad dreams after watching scary movies.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Common Collocations

  • tener sueños – to have dreams
  • dulces sueños – sweet dreams
  • malos sueños – bad dreams

dreams

Also: aspirations, goals
NounmB1
A small figure standing on a grassy hill, looking up eagerly at a large, glittering golden key floating in the bright sky, symbolizing future goals and ambitions.

📝 In Action

Uno de mis grandes sueños es viajar por todo el mundo.

B1

One of my big dreams is to travel all over the world.

Nunca dejes de luchar por tus sueños.

B2

Never stop fighting for your dreams.

Con mucho esfuerzo, convirtió sus sueños en realidad.

C1

With a lot of effort, she turned her dreams into reality.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • metas (goals)
  • aspiraciones (aspirations)
  • anhelos (longings)

Common Collocations

  • perseguir tus sueños – to chase your dreams
  • cumplir tus sueños – to fulfill/achieve your dreams
  • el hombre/la mujer de mis sueños – the man/woman of my dreams

Idioms & Expressions

  • vivir en un mundo de sueños – to be unrealistic or not paying attention to reality

Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "sueños" in Spanish:

aspirations→dreams→nightmares→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: sueños

Question 1 of 1

Which sentence uses 'sueños' to talk about ambitions or goals?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family▼
sueño(dream (singular), sleepiness) — Noun
soñar(to dream) — Verb
soñador / soñadora(dreamer (person)) — Noun / Adjective
ensueño(daydream, reverie) — Noun
🎵 Rhymes▼
dueñosleños
📚 Etymology▼

Comes from the Latin word 'somnium', which also meant 'dream'. It's a close cousin to 'somnus', the Latin word for 'sleep'. You can see this root in English words like 'insomnia'.

First recorded: 10th century (as 'suenno')

Cognates (Related words)

Portuguese: sonhoFrench: songeItalian: sogno

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between 'sueño' and 'sueños'?

'Sueños' is just the plural of 'sueño'. You use 'sueño' for one dream ('Tengo un sueño') and 'sueños' for more than one ('Tengo muchos sueños'). Be aware that the singular form 'sueño' can also mean 'sleepiness' or 'sleep' itself, like in the phrase 'Tengo sueño' (I'm sleepy).

How do I say 'nightmare' in Spanish?

The most specific word for 'nightmare' is 'pesadilla'. However, it's also very common and natural to just say 'un mal sueño' (a bad dream) or 'malos sueños' (bad dreams).