asleep (redirected from asleep at the switch)

a·sleep  (-slp)

adj.

1. In a state of sleep; sleeping.

2.

a. Inactive; dormant.

b. Indifferent: politicians who are asleep to the needs of their constituents.

3. Numb, especially from reduced circulation of blood to a limb: My leg is asleep.

4. Dead.

adv.

1. In or into a state of sleep.

2. In or into a state of apathy or indifference.

3. Into a state of numbness.

4. Into the sleep of the dead.

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asleep [əˈsliːp]

adj (postpositive)

1. in or into a state of sleep

2. in or into a dormant or inactive state

3. (of limbs, esp when the blood supply to them has been restricted) numb; lacking sensation

4. Euphemistic dead

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" incognizant, unaware - (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known" unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor" awake - not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"
	2.	asleep - lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" benumbed, numb insensible - incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth"
	3.	asleep - dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" at peace, deceased, departed, gone, at rest euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh dead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin"
Adv.	1.	asleep - into a sleeping state; "he fell asleep"
	2.	asleep - in the sleep of death

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asleep

adjective sleeping, napping, dormant, crashed out (slang), dozing, slumbering, snoozing (informal), fast asleep, sound asleep, out for the count, dead to the world (informal), in a deep sleep My daughter was asleep on the sofa.

Translations

asleep [əˈsliːp] ADJ

1. (= not awake) → dormido
to be asleep → estar dormido
to be fast or sound asleep → estar profundamente dormido
to fall asleep → dormirse, quedarse dormido

2. (= numb) → adormecido
my foot's asleep → se me ha(quedado)dormido el pie

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asleep [əˈsliːp] adj → endormi(e)
to be asleep → dormir, être endormi(e)
He's asleep → Il dort.
to fall asleep → s'endormir
I fell asleep in front of the TV → Je me suis endormi devant la télé.
fast asleep, sound asleep → profondément endormi(e)
to be fast asleep, to be sound asleep → dormir à poings fermés

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asleep

adj pred

(= sleeping) → schlafend; to be (fast or sound) asleep → (fest) schlafen; he was sitting there, asleep → er saß da und schlief; to fall asleep → einschlafen (also euph); to lie asleep → schlafen; he is not dead, only asleep → er ist nicht tot, er schläft nur or liegt nur im Schlaf (geh) ? half ADV a

(inf: = numb) → eingeschlafen

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asleep [əˈsliːp] adj → addormentato/a
to be asleep → dormire
to be fast asleep → dormire profondamente
to fall asleep → addormentarsi
my foot's asleep → mi si è addormentato or intorpidito il piede

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asleep

adj asleep [əˈsliːp]

1 sleeping The baby is asleep. aan die slaap نائِم заспал spící sove schlafen που κοιμάται, αποκοιμισμένος dormido magab خواب؛ خوابیده nukkuva endormi יָשֵן सोया हुआ zaspao alszik tidur sofandi addormentato 眠っている 잠들어 miegantis aizmidzis tidur in slaap sove, i søvn (pogrążony) we śnie adormecido adormit спящий spiaci speč zaspao i sömn, sovande นอนหลับ uyumakta, uykuda 睡著的 сплячий خوابیدہ ، سویا ہوا ngủ 睡着

2 of arms and legs etc, numb My foot's asleep. slaap خَدِر، ساكِن الحَرَكَه изтръпнал zdřevěnělý sove eingeschlafen μουδιασμένος dormido surnud خواب رفته؛ کرخ puutunut engourdi רָדוּם, חַסַר תחוּשָׁה सुन्न पड़ना utrnuo elzsibbadt kebas, semutan dofinn intorpidito しびれて 마비된 nutirpęs notirpis kebas gevoelloos doven ścierpnięty, zdrętwiały dormente amorţit затёкший zdrevenelý zaspala (roka, noga) utrnuo sovande, domnande ชา uyuşmuş (四肢)發麻的 онімілий, затерплий اعضاء کا سو جانا tê bại （四肢）发麻

fall asleep

He fell asleep eventually. aan die slaap raak يَنام، يَرقُد، يَغْلِبَه النُّعاس заспивам usnout falde i søvn einschlafen με παίρνει ο ύπνος dormirse, quedarse dormido magama jääma به خواب رفتن nukahtaa s'endormir לְהֵרָדֵם सो जाना zaspati elalszik tertidur sofna addormentarsi 眠りこむ 잠들다 užmigti aizmigt tertidur in slaap vallen sovne zasnąć cair a dormir a ador­mi заснуть zaspať zaspati zaspati somna, falla i sömn นอนหลับ uykuya dalmak, uyumak 入睡 заснути سو جانا ngủ thiếp đi 入睡

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asleep → نائم spící sovende schlafend κοιμισμένος dormido unessa endormi zaspao addormentato 眠って 잠들어 slapend sovende pogrążony (we śnie) adormecido спящий sovande นอนหลับ uykuda buồn ngủ 睡着的