noun🔗ShareJumentAn adult female horse."The farmer kept several mares in the pasture, hoping they would give birth to foals in the spring. "L'agriculteur gardait plusieurs juments dans le pâturage, espérant qu'elles mettraient bas des poulains au printemps.animalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJument, femme sotteA foolish woman.""Some people think the gossiping women in the office are just a bunch of old mares." "Certaines personnes pensent que les femmes commères du bureau ne sont qu'un tas de vieilles juments.personcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCauchemar, incubesA type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep, attributed to such a spirit."The child's sudden, gasping breaths during the night suggested a possible case of the mares. "Les respirations soudaines et haletantes de l'enfant pendant la nuit suggéraient un cas possible de cauchemars.mythologysensationsupernaturalmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCauchemar, démonA demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep."Although nightmares are often just bad dreams, in folklore, some believed mares were supernatural creatures that tormented sleepers with feelings of dread. "Bien que les cauchemars ne soient souvent que de mauvais rêves, dans le folklore, certains croyaient que les démons étaient des créatures surnaturelles qui tourmentaient les dormeurs avec des sentiments d'effroi.mythologysupernaturalsoulmindsensationreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParalysie du sommeilSleep paralysis."After a stressful week of exams, Sarah suffered from nightly mares, waking up unable to move and feeling terrified. "Après une semaine d'examens stressante, Sarah a souffert de paralysies du sommeil nocturnes, se réveillant incapable de bouger et se sentant terrifiée.mindmedicinephysiologybodysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCauchemarA very bad or frightening dream."I had a nightmare that I tried to run but could neither move nor breathe."J'ai fait un cauchemar où j'essayais de courir, mais je ne pouvais ni bouger ni respirer.mindsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCauchemars, horreursAny bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure."Cleaning up after identity theft can be a nightmare of phone calls and letters."Nettoyer après un vol d'identité peut être un cauchemar de coups de téléphone et de lettres.situationsufferingnegativeemotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading