sleepy (redirected from sleepier)

sleep·y  (slp)

adj. sleep·i·er, sleep·i·est

1.

a. Ready for or needing sleep.

b. Sluggish from sleep.

2. Inducing sleep.

3. Inactive; quiet: a sleepy rural town.

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sleepi·ly adv.

sleepi·ness n.

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sleepy [ˈsliːpɪ]

adj sleepier, sleepiest

1. inclined to or needing sleep; drowsy

2. characterized by or exhibiting drowsiness, sluggishness, etc.

3. conducive to sleep; soporific

4. without activity or bustle a sleepy town

sleepily  adv

sleepiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sleepy - ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded students" sleepy-eyed, sleepyheaded asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"

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sleepy

adjective

1. drowsy, sluggish, lethargic, heavy, dull, inactive, somnolent, torpid, slumbersome I was beginning to feel amazingly sleepy.
drowsy active, alert, lively, awake, energetic, animated, restless, attentive, boisterous, wide-awake, alive and kicking, wakeful, full of beans (informal)

2. soporific, hypnotic, somnolent, sleep-inducing, slumberous How long we spent there in that sleepy heat, I don't know.

3. quiet, peaceful, dull, tranquil, inactive a sleepy little town
quiet active, busy, lively, thriving, bustling

Translations

sleepy [ˈsliːpɪ] ADJ (sleepier (compar) (sleepiest (superl)))

1. (= drowsy) [person, voice] → soñoliento
to be or feel sleepy → tener sueño
I began to feel sleepy → me empezó a entrar sueño, me entró sueño
she came in looking very sleepy → entró con cara de sueño

2. (= quiet) [place] → tranquilo (pej) → soporífero
a sleepy little village → un pueblecito tranquilo
a sleepy summer's afternoon → una soporífera tarde de verano

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sleepy [ˈsliːpi] adj

[person] → qui a sommeil, qui a envie de dormir
to be sleepy → avoir sommeil, avoir envie de dormir
I was feeling sleepy → J'avais sommeil., J'avais envie de dormir.

[town, village] → tranquille

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sleepy

adj (+er)

(= drowsy) person, voice etc → müde, schläfrig; (= not yet awake) → verschlafen; to be/look sleepy → müde sein/aussehen; I feel very sleepy by midnight → gegen Mitternacht bin ich schon sehr müde

(= inactive) person → lahm (inf), → müde; place, atmosphere → verschlafen; climate → schläfrig machend; afternoons → schläfrig

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sleepy [ˈsliːpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person, voice, look) → assonnato/a, sonnolento/a; (village) → addormentato/a
to be or feel sleepy → avere sonno

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sleepy [ˈsliːpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person, voice, look) → assonnato/a, sonnolento/a; (village) → addormentato/a
to be or feel sleepy → avere sonno

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