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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdaydreaming
/ˈdeɪˌdriːmɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A series of pleasant thoughts that distract one's attention from the present.
"Her daydreaming was interrupted by the teacher calling her name."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From day (n.) + dreaming (n.), first recorded in the early 17th century, originally denoting a visionary fantasy or a waking dream.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "daydreaming" is said worldwide
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rêverie
Transliteration: rêverie
"Il était perdu dans ses rêveries."
Tagträumen
Transliteration: Tagtraeumen
"Ihr Tagträumen hielt sie davon ab, die Arbeit zu beenden."
fantasticheria
Transliteration: fantasticheria
"Si è perso in una fantasticheria ad occhi aperti."
ensoñación
Transliteration: ensonacion
"Pasó la tarde en un estado de ensoñación."
devaneio
Transliteration: devaneio
"Ele foi despertado de seu devaneio pelo barulho."
दिواस्वप्न
Transliteration: divasvapna
Script: दिवास्वप्न
"कक्षा में दिवास्वप्न देखना अच्छी आदत नहीं है।"
白日梦
Transliteration: báirì mèng
"上课时不要总是做白日梦。"
공상
Transliteration: gongsang
"그는 수업 중에 공상에 잠겨 있었다."
白昼夢
Transliteration: hakuchūmu
"彼は授業中に白昼夢にふけっていた。"
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