destructor de sueños
/destɾuɡtoɾ de sweɲos/from spelling rules
The English phrase dream crusher is translated into Spanish as destructor de sueños.
The phrase is used metaphorically to describe a person or thing that destroys someone's hopes, ambitions or illusions.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of destructor (crusher/destroyer), de (of) and sueños (dreams).
How does it change in a sentence?
If the dream crusher is a female, the noun changes to the feminine form destructora.
How do you pronounce it?
/destɾuɡtoɾ de sweɲos/
Did you know?
- The word sueño is also a homonym for 'sleep' in Spanish, so 'destructor de sueños' could playfully be interpreted as a 'destroyer of sleep'.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, instead of calling someone a 'destructor de sueños', people might use the phrase matapasiones to describe a person who kills excitement or joy.
- If you were describing a person who ruins a romantic mood rather than a life ambition, you might use aguafiestas instead of destructor de sueños.
Examples in context
- No seas un destructor de sueños.Don't be a dream crusher.
- Ese jefe es un verdadero destructor de sueños.That boss is a true dream crusher.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
