pesadilla

/pesaˈdiʝa/, [pe.saˈð̞i.ʝa], /pesaˈdiʝa/, [pe.saˈð̞i.ʝa]

nightmare

Noun pesadilla f (plural pesadillas)

nightmare
(figuratively) bane

la pesadilla de mi existencia/vida

the bane of my existence/life

Examples

Solo fue una pesadilla.

It was only a nightmare.

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Cuando se despertó, recordó el sueño como si hubiera sido una pesadilla, y desde aquel día empezó a olvidar un gran número de importantísimos detalles de su vida.

When he woke up, he remembered the dream as a terrible experience, and from that day on, he started forgetting a great number of very important details of his life.

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Conducir en medio de una tormenta fue una pesadilla.

Driving through that snowstorm was a nightmare.

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Tuve una pesadilla sobre vampiros.

I had a nightmare about vampires.

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Tom tuvo una pesadilla.

Tom had a bad dream.

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Desperté de una pesadilla.

I woke from a nightmare.

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Fue una pesadilla.

It was a nightmare.

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Fue solo una pesadilla.

It was just a bad dream.

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Me siento como si hubiera despertado de una pesadilla.

I feel as if I've woken up from a nightmare.

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He tenido una pesadilla.

I had a nightmare.

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