Definition
An archaic or poetic term for the time spent dreaming, or the duration of a dream.
Etymology
From dream + while (Old English hwīl, meaning 'a period of time'). This is an archaic compound using while in its original sense of 'a space of time' rather than the modern conjunction.
Kelly Says
Old words like 'dreamwhile' show how English once had compound terms for psychological experiences that we now express through separate words—'the while' was a poetic phrase meaning 'during all that time,' and 'dreamwhile' is its specialized dream-version.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የነிகች ጊዜ
ye-neekich gize
ARالعربية
بينما يحلم
bayn-ma yuḥilum
BNবাংলা
স্বপ্ন দেখার সময়
swapner dek-har sa-moy
CACatalà
mentre sonia
men-tre so-nia
CSČeština
během snu
bě-hem snu
DADansk
mens han drømmer
mens han drøm-mer
DEDeutsch
während des Traums
vaɪ̯ʁɛnt des tʁaʊms
ELΕλληνικά
εν ώρα ονείρων
en ora oniron
ESEspañol
mientras sueña
mien-tras sueh-nya
FAفارسی
در حال خواب
dar hal-e khāb
FISuomi
unen aikana
unen na-i-na
FRFrançais
en rêvant
ɑ̃ rvɑ̃
GUGU
સપના દરમ્યાન
sa-pana-dar-ma-yan
HAHA
Lokacin al'aura
lo-ka-cin al-au-ra
HEעברית
בזמן החלומות
baz-man ha-chalomot
HIहिन्दी
सपने देखते समय
sapne dekhte samay
HUMagyar
álmodás közben
a-lmo-das ko-zben
IDBahasa Indonesia
saat bermimpi
saat ber-mim-pi
ITItaliano
mentre sogna
men-tre so-gna
JA日本語
夢の中で
yume no naka de
KKKK
күйім уйқысы
kyyim uykysy
KMKM
ពេលបានស្នាក់
pehl baan snaak
KO한국어
꿈을 꾸는 동안
kkum-eul kku-neun do-an
MRMR
स्वप्नात असताना
swap-na-ta as-ta-na
MSBahasa Melayu
ketika bermimpi
ke-ti-ka ber-mim-pi
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းခြင်း ခေါ်
pyawng-ching kau
NLNederlands
terwijl hij droomt
ter-wyl hij droomt
NONorsk
mens han drømmer
mens han drøm-mer
PAPA
ਸੁਪਨੇ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ
sup-ne de sa-men
PLPolski
w czasie snu
v cha-sim snu
PTPortuguês
enquanto sonha
en-quan-to son-ha
RORomână
în timp ce visează
în timp ce vi-sa-ază
SVSvenska
när man drömmer
när man dröm-mer
SWKiswahili
wakati ana ndoto
wa-ka-ti a-na n-do-to
TAதமிழ்
நினைவு தருகின்றபோது
ni-nai-vu thar-u-ki-n-po-thu
TEతెలుగు
కలలు చూస్తున్నప్పుడు
kala-lu choos-tu-n-na-ppu-du
TLTL
samantalang nagmimistulang
sa-man-ta-lang nag-mim-istulang
TRTürkçe
rüyasında
rü-ya-sa-da
UKУкраїнська
під час сну
pid chas snu
URاردو
خواب کے دوران
khaab ke do-ran
VITiếng Việt
trong giấc mơ
trong-gác mơ
ZH中文
做梦的时候
zuò mèng de shíhòu
ZUZU
ngezwi le-ndaba
nge-zwi le-n-da-ba