catnap (redirected from catnaps)

cat·nap  (ktnp)

n.

A short nap; a light sleep.

intr.v. cat·napped, cat·nap·ping, cat·naps

To take a short nap; doze lightly.

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catnap [ˈkætˌnæp]

n

a short sleep or doze

vb -naps, -napping, -napped

(intr) to sleep or doze for a short time or intermittently

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	catnap - sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snooze, nap sleeping - the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate siesta - a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries) zizz - a nap; "Arthur's taking a short zizz"
Verb	1.	catnap - take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" catch a wink, nap catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber - be asleep doze, drowse, snooze - sleep lightly or for a short period of time

Translations

catnap [ˈkætnæp]

A. N → siestecita f, sueñecito m
to take a catnap → echarse una siestecita or un sueñecito

B. VI → echarse una siestecita, echarse un sueñecito

catnap cat-nap [ˈkætnæp] n (= doze, nap) → (petit) somme m
cat's-eye [ˈkætsaɪ] n (British) (on road) → catadioptre m, clou m à catadioptre

catnap [ˈkætˌnæp] n → pisolino
to take a catnap → fare un pisolino