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”