mardröm

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Etymology

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mara +‎ dröm

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mardröm c

  1. a nightmare (distressing, often frightening dream)
    drömma mardrömmar om att bli jagad av ett läskigt monster
    have nightmares of being chased by a scary monster
    Hon har haft mardrömmar varje natt i en månad
    She has had nightmares every night for a month
  2. (figuratively) a nightmare (very bad situation or experience)
    Vilken mardröm!
    What a nightmare!

Usage notes

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Both "dream [drömma] a nightmare" and "have [ha] a nightmare" are idiomatic in Swedish, emphasizing either the dreaming or the having.

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