No. 12,996 in Spanish

pesadilla

Nightmare.

In a sentence

Ayer tuve una pesadilla que me despertó sudando.
Yesterday I had a nightmare that woke me up sweating.
The word 'pesadilla' is used here to denote a bad dream experienced during sleep.
Organizar esta fiesta sin ayuda está siendo una pesadilla.
Organizing this party without help is being a nightmare.
Here, 'pesadilla' is used metaphorically to describe a difficult or frustrating situation.
La película trataba sobre una pesadilla apocalíptica.
The movie was about an apocalyptic nightmare.
In this context, 'pesadilla' refers to a frightening or unpleasant scenario portrayed in the story of the movie.

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