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coșmar
nightmare /koʃˈmar/
noun#2271 most common
Also: bad dream, ordeal (figurative)
Example sentences
Am avut un coșmar.
I had a nightmare.
Copilul a plâns după un coșmar.
The child cried after a nightmare.
Acest film este un adevărat coșmar.
This film is a real nightmare.
Coșmarurile ei se repetă în fiecare noapte.
Her nightmares repeat every night.
Traficul din oraș a devenit un coșmar cotidian pentru navetiști.
City traffic has become a daily nightmare for commuters.
Deși psihologul i-a explicat că amintirile traumatice se manifestă adesea prin coșmaruri recurente, ea tot refuza să vorbească despre ele.
Although the psychologist explained to her that traumatic memories often surface through recurring nightmares, she still refused to talk about them.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | coșmar | coșmaruri |
| Genitive | coșmarului | coșmarurilor |
| Accusative | coșmar | coșmaruri |
| Vocative | coșmarule | coșmaruri |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed coșmar directly from French cauchemar in the 19th century, during the period when Romanian intellectuals reshaped the language with French vocabulary. The French word itself is old, built from a verb meaning to trample and a noun for a spirit that was believed to sit on a sleeper's chest at night. English nightmare comes from the same old Germanic idea of a night-goblin, though through a different branch of the family.
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