APPENDIX I

GENERAL VOCABULARY RELATED TO DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES

dream of / about –soñar con reality –la realidad
fantasy –fantasía scary –de miedo
scared –asustado terrifying –terrorífico
terrified –aterrorizado interpret –interpretar
meaning –significado recurrent dream –sueño recurrente
sleepy –somnoliento asleep –dormido
awake –despierto wake up –despertarse
fall asleep –quedarse dormido tired –cansado
exhausted –exhausto illusion –ilusión
obsessed –obsesionado escape –escapar, evadirse de
mind –mente brain –cerebro
the subconscious –el subconsciente love affair –relación sentimental
death –muerte die –morir
dead –muerto sorrow –dolor, tristeza
sadness –tristeza unhappiness –infelicidad
commit suicide –suicidarse happiness –felicidad
joy –alegría happy –feliz
pleasing –agradable phase –fase
sound asleep –profundamente dormido noise –ruido
scream –grito laugh –reír
laugh out loud –reirse a carcajadas alarm clock –despertador
ring / rang / rung –sonar (teléfono, timbre, despertador)
family matters –asuntos de familia
problems at work / school –problemas en el trabajo / colegio
relationship –relación
routine –rutina habit - hábito
research –investigación psychologist –psicólogo
psychiatrist –psiquiatra scientist –científico
scientific –científico (adjetivo) strange - extraño
startled –asustado, sobresaltado accident –accidente
mystery - misterio mysterious –misterioso
ghost –fantasma shadow –sombre
pillow –almohada cushion – cojín
SOME IDIOMS WITH THE WORD DREAM
A dream come true – something that has been desired for a long time that has
happened as hoped for.
Example: “My new job is a dream come true: the people are lovely, the work is
interesting and it’s close to my house”
A pipe dream – an idea that could never happen because it is impossible.
Example: “Josh’s pipe dream is to become the president of America”
American dream – the idealistic notion that Americans are preoccupied with obtaining
certain materialistic goals.
Example: “Lilly is living the American dream: she has the husband, the two kids and the
house with a garden”
Be in a dream world – to have ideas or hopes which are not practical and are not likely
to be successful (usually in continuous tenses).
Example: “Stop living in a dream world! If you want to graduate you’ll have to study
harder”
Beyond wildest dreams – far more than you could have hoped for or imagined.
Example: “My holiday in Mexico was beyond my wildest dreams, it was perfect”
Broken dreams – wishes or desires that cannot be fulfilled.
Example: “Her grandmother’s life was full of broken dreams”
Dream on! – something that you say to someone who has just told you about something
they are hoping for, in order to show that you do not believe it will happen.
Example: “You want me to give you 1000$? Dream on!”
In your dreams! – something that you say to someone who has just told you about
something they are hoping for, in order to show that you do not believe it will happen.
Example: “You want to marry Brad Pitt? In your dreams!”
Wouldn’t dream of doing – would not even consider doing something.
Example: “I wouldn’t dream of travelling without insurance, it’s too risky”