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Tagtraum

daydream

noun TAHK-trowm Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

reverie

Usage Note

Tagtraum is the everyday word for a daydream -- a waking fantasy in which the mind drifts from the present task. Einem Tagtraum nachhängen (to indulge in a daydream) is natural. More common in conversation than the literary Wachtraum.

Examples

"Im Unterricht hing sie oft Tagträumen nach, statt zuzuhören."

Natural Translation

In class she often indulged in daydreams instead of listening.

Literal Translation

In-the class hung she often daydreams after, instead of listening.

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