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Translate nightmare from English to French

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nightmare:
- cauchemar
Wiktionary:
- nightmare → cauchemar, mauvais rêve
- nightmare → cauchemar, rêve terrifiant, rêve angoissant, rêve anxieux, incube

English

Detailed Translations for nightmare from English to French

nightmare:

nightmare [the ~] noun

the nightmare
le cauchemar
- cauchemar [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for nightmare:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
cauchemar	nightmare	apparition; bogey; specter; spectre
-	incubus

Related Words for "nightmare":

nightmares

Synonyms for "nightmare":

incubus; situation
dream; dreaming

Related Definitions for "nightmare":

a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream¹
a situation resembling a terrifying dream¹

Wiktionary Translations for nightmare:

nightmare

noun

a bad or difficult experience
- nightmare → cauchemar
a very bad or frightening dream
- nightmare → mauvais rêve; cauchemar; mauvais rêve

nightmare

noun

Oppression ou étouffement qui survient dans le sommeil
- cauchemar → nightmare

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• nightmare	→ cauchemar	↔ nachtmerrie — een schrikbeeld
• nightmare	→ cauchemar	↔ nachtmerrie — een zeer angstige droom
• nightmare	→ rêve terrifiant; rêve angoissant; rêve anxieux	↔ angstdroom — een angst veroorzakende droom
• nightmare	→ incube	↔ Nachtmahr — veraltend: ein Schreckgespenst, welches in einem Traum auftaucht (vergleiche das englische nightmare (Albtraum))
• nightmare	→ cauchemar	↔ Albtraum — unangenehmer Traum
• nightmare	→ cauchemar	↔ Albdruck — Albtraum mit Angstgefühl

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