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snooze
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snooze  (snz)
intr.v. snoozed, snooz·ing, snooz·es
To take a light nap; doze.
n.
A brief light sleep.

[Origin unknown.]

snooze [snuːz] Informal
vb
(intr) to take a brief light sleep
n
a nap
[of unknown origin]
snoozer  n
snoozy  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.snooze - sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)snooze - sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
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"
Verb1.snooze - sleep lightly or for a short period of time
catch a wink, catnap, nap - take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"

snooze (Informal)
noun
doze, nap, kip (Brit. slang), siesta, catnap, forty winks (informal) The bird is enjoying a snooze.
verb
doze, drop off (informal), nap, kip (Brit. slang), nod off (informal), catnap, drowse, take forty winks (informal) He snoozed in front of the television.
Translations
snooze [snuːz]
A. Ncabezada f; (in the afternoon) → siestecita f
to have a snoozedar or echar una cabezada or cabezadita; (in the afternoon) → echar una siestecita
B. VIdormitar

snooze [ˈsnuːz]
npetit somme m
to have a snooze → faire un petit somme
vifaire un petit somme
snooze button nbouton d'un radio-réveil)m d'arrêt momentané >

snooze
nSchläfchen nt, → Nickerchen nt; to have a snoozeein Schläfchen machen; snooze button (on alarm clock) → Schlummertaste f

snooze [snuːz]
2. visonnecchiare

snooze
v snooze [snuːz]
to doze or sleep lightly His grandfather was snoozing in his armchair. sluimer, dut يَغْفو дрямвам dřímat snuppe sig en lille lur ein Nickerchen machen λαγοκοιμάμαι dormitar tukkuma چرت زدن torkahtaa sommeiller לַחֲטוֹף תְּנוּמָה झपकी लेना, अलसाना dremuckati, ljenčariti szundikál tertidur blunda dormicchiare, sonnecchiare うたたねする 졸다, 선잠을 자다 snūduriuoti, snausti snaust; snauduļot tertidur dutten ta en lur, blunde drzemać dormitar a dormita, a moţăi; a trage un pui de somn дремать driemať dremati dremati dåsa, ta sig en lur นอนหลับ şekerleme yapmak, kestirmek 打瞌睡 подрімати قیلولہ کرنا ngủ gà ngủ gật 瞌睡
n
a short period of light sleep. slapie غَفْوَه дрямка zdřímnutí lur das Nickerchen υπνάκος cabezada, siestecita uinak چرت nokoset petit somme תְּנוּמָה झपकी, ऊंघ, हल्की नींद dremuckanje, sanak szundikálás tidur sebentar blundur pisolino, sonnellino うたたね 선잠, 졸음 snūduriavimas, nusnūdimas snauda; snaudiens tidur sebentar dutje blund, lur drzemka soneca pui de somn; moţăială короткий сон zdriemnutie, driemoty dremež dremka tupplur การงีบหลับ şekerleme (白天的)小睡 короткий сон مختصر نیند một giấc ngủ ngắn

snooze نومة خفيفة, يَغَفْو dřímání, dřímat lur, tage en lur dösen, Nickerchen λαγοκοιμάμαι, υπνάκος cabezada, echar una cabezada, echar una siesta breve, siesta breve torkkua, torkut somme, sommeiller drijemati, drijemež fare un sonnellino, sonnellino 居眠り, 居眠りをする 선잠, 선잠 자다 dutje, dutten høneblund, ta en blund drzemka, zdrzemnąć się soneca, tirar uma soneca дремать, дремота ta sig en tupplur, tupplur การงีบหลับ, งีบหลับ kestirmek, tavşan uykusu giấc ngủ ngắn, ngủ một giấc ngắn 打盹儿


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