Spanish Conversation · Level 149
30 words
Spanish word
trance
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈtɾanθe/
Meaning
- masculine nountrance
Example
Sentí un trance breve durante la canción.
I briefly fell into a trance during the song.
More examples
Durante la meditación, entré en un trance profundo.
During meditation, I entered a deep trance.
Core concept
A brief, absorbed state of mental pleasure like a waking daydream.
Common phrases
entrar en trance
enter a trance
caer en trance
fall into a trance
Similar words
éxtasis: Intense, overwhelming rapture that floods the senses and produces ecstatic joy.
ensueño: Dreamlike drifting of the mind where reality fades and private imaginings continue.
ilusión: Hopeful mental picture of something desired that sparks expectation or excitement.
emoción: Powerful surge of feeling that strongly moves the heart or alters mood.
Definition in Spanish
Estado de intensa absorción y placer mental, parecido a una ensoñación o éxtasis breve.
Word origin
Borrowed from French transe and ultimately from Latin transire 'to cross', the word evokes passing into a different state of mind.
Usage tips
- In Spanish the final e is pronounced and the word sounds somewhat literary or dramatic, so speakers often choose absorto or embelesado in everyday speech.