surreal

BrE /ˈsɜː.rɪəl/ AmE /ˈsɜːr.reɪl/

adjective en → es

1 UNREALISTIC [attributive / predicative] B2

extremely strange and impossible to believe; like a dream or fantasy

irreal, surrealista, extraño

  • a surrealist painting
  • it was so surreal

Collocations surreal experience · surreal moment

  • The whole situation felt surreal.

    La situación entera parecía irreal.

2 ART [attributive / predicative] C1

relating to the Surrealist art movement of the early 20th century, which used strange and dreamlike images

surrealista (arte)

  • a surrealist painting
  • the surrealist movement

Collocations surrealist art · surrealist painter

  • He is a well-known surrealist artist.

    Es un famoso artista surrealista.