1.
sleep-talking; talking in one's sleep
Words spoken unconsciously while sleeping.
寝言を言った。
I talked in my sleep.
子供の頃、よく寝言を言っていた。
When I was a child, I often talked in my sleep.
彼は寝言で何かつぶやいていた。
He was muttering something in his sleep.
昨日の夜、妻に「寝言がうるさかった」と言われた。
Last night, my wife told me my sleep-talking was loud.
彼女は疲れていたのか、寝言で仕事の話をしていた。
Maybe because she was tired, she was talking about work in her sleep.
2.
nonsense; absurd talk
Ridiculous statements that make no sense, as if spoken while dreaming. Often used dismissively.
寝言を言うな。
Don't talk nonsense.
そんな寝言、誰も信じないよ。
Nobody will believe that kind of nonsense.
寝言は寝て言え。
Save your nonsense for your dreams.
できるわけがない。寝言もいい加減にしろ。
There's no way that's possible. Enough with the nonsense.
給料を倍にしてほしいなんて、寝言にもほどがある。
Wanting your salary doubled? That's beyond absurd.
WORD FORMATION:
寝 (sleep) + 言 (words)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 寝言を言う - to talk in one's sleep; to talk nonsense
- 寝言を言うな - don't talk nonsense (dismissive)
- 寝言は寝て言え - say your nonsense while sleeping (idiom meaning "stop talking nonsense")
RELATED 〜言 WORDS:
- たわ言 - nonsense, drivel
- 繰り言 - repetitive complaints
- 独り言 - talking to oneself
REGISTER:
Casual to neutral. The dismissive usage (sense 2) is informal.