casa de ensueño
/kasa de ensweɲo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "dream house" is translated into Spanish as casa de ensueño.
This phrase refers to an ideal house.
Meaning: an ideal house (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of casa (house), de (of) and ensueño (dream/dreaming/reverie).
Which one should you use?
While casa de ensueño is a direct translation, a very common alternative used to express the same idea is casa de mis sueños, which literally means "house of my dreams".
Is it said differently in some regions?
Casa de ensueño is commonly used in Spain.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, only the noun casa changes to casas. The prepositional phrase de ensueño remains singular, resulting in casas de ensueño.
Did you know?
- The word ensueño is a linguistic doublet of the word insomnio, which means 'insomnia' in English.
- In Spanish, the word sueño is an autonym for two very different states: the imaginative dreams of the night and the physical feeling of being sleepy.
- While sueño describes a dream you have while asleep, ensueño refers specifically to a state of fantasy or reverie. This means you cannot use ensueño to describe the actual plot of a dream you had last night.
Examples in context
- Mi objetivo es adquirir una casa de ensueño que refleje mis gustos y preferencias.My goal is to acquire a dream house that reflects my tastes and preferences.
- Esta es mi casa de ensueño.This is my dream house.
- Ella vive en la casa de ensueño de su madre.She lives in her mother's dream house.
- Finalmente compramos nuestra casa de ensueño.We finally bought our dream house.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are looking at real estate magazines.
- AlejandroMira esta mansión, es una casa de ensueño.Look at this mansion, it is a dream house.
- ElenaEs preciosa, pero debe ser muy cara.It is beautiful, but it must be very expensive.
- Alejandro¿Te gustaría vivir en una casa de ensueño así?Would you like to live in a dream house like that?
- ElenaSí, Alejandro, sería increíble.Yes, Alejandro, it would be incredible.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries casa, de, ensueño, CC BY-SA 4.0.
