sleep
(slēp)n.
1.
a. A natural periodic state of rest for the mind and body, in which the eyes usually close and consciousness is completely or partially lost, so that there is a decrease in bodily movement and responsiveness to external stimuli. During sleep the brain in humans and other mammals undergoes a characteristic cycle of brain-wave activity that includes intervals of dreaming.
b. A period of this form of rest.
c. A state of inactivity resembling or suggesting sleep; unconsciousness, dormancy, hibernation, or death.
d. A state in which a computer shuts off or reduces power to its peripherals (such as the display or memory) in order to save energy during periods of inactivity.
2. Botany The folding together of leaflets or petals at night or in the absence of light.
3. A crust of dried tears or mucus normally forming around the inner rim of the eye during sleep.
v. slept (slĕpt), sleep·ing, sleeps
v.intr.
1. To be in the state of sleep or to fall asleep.
2. To be in a condition resembling sleep.
v.tr.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. To pass or get rid of by sleeping: slept away the day; went home to sleep off the headache.
2. To provide sleeping accommodations for: This tent sleeps three comfortably.
sleep around Informal
To have sexual relations with a number of different partners in casual encounters.
sleep in
1. To sleep at one's place of employment: a butler and a chauffeur who sleep in.
2.
a. To oversleep: I missed the morning train because I slept in.
b. To sleep late on purpose: After this week's work, I will sleep in on Saturday.
sleep on
To think about (something) overnight before deciding.
sleep out
1. To sleep at one's own home, not at one's place of employment.
2. To sleep away from one's home.
sleep over
To spend the night as a guest in another's home.
sleep together
To have sexual relations.
sleep with
Idiom: To have sexual relations with.
sleep like a log/rock
To sleep very deeply.
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sleep
(sliːp)n
1. (Physiology) a periodic state of physiological rest during which consciousness is suspended and metabolic rate is decreased. See also paradoxical sleep
2. (Botany) botany the nontechnical name for nyctitropism
3. a period spent sleeping
4. a state of quiescence or dormancy
5. a poetic or euphemistic word for death
6. informal the dried mucoid particles often found in the corners of the eyes after sleeping
vb, sleeps, sleeping or slept
7. (Physiology) (intr) to be in or as in the state of sleep
8. (Botany) (intr) (of plants) to show nyctitropism
9. (intr) to be inactive or quiescent
10. (tr) to have sleeping accommodation for (a certain number): the boat could sleep six.
11. (foll by: away) to pass (time) sleeping
12. (intr) to fail to pay attention
13. (intr) poetic or euphemistic to be dead
14. sleep on it to give (something) extended consideration, esp overnight
[Old English slǣpan; related to Old Frisian slēpa, Old Saxon slāpan, Old High German slāfan, German schlaff limp]
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sleep
(slip)v. slept, sleep•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; to cease being awake.
2. Bot. to assume, esp. at night, a state similar to the sleep of animals, marked by closing of petals, leaves, etc.
3. to be dormant, quiescent, or inactive, as faculties.
4. to allow one's alertness or attentiveness to lie dormant.
5. to lie in death.
v.t. 6. to take rest in (a specified kind of sleep): to sleep the sleep of the innocent.
7. to have sleeping accommodations for: This trailer sleeps three people.
8. sleep around, to be sexually promiscuous.
9. sleep away,
a. to spend or pass (time) in sleep.
b. Also, sleep off. to get rid of (a headache, hangover, etc.) by sleeping.
10. sleep in,
a. (of domestic help) to sleep where one is employed.
b. to sleep beyond one's usual time of arising.
11. sleep on, to postpone making a decision about for at least a day.
12. sleep out, (of domestic help) to sleep away from one's place of employment.
13. sleep over, to sleep in another person's home.
14. sleep together, to be sexual partners.
15. sleep with, to have sexual relations with.
n. 16. the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
17. a period of sleeping.
18. dormancy or inactivity.
19. the repose of death.
[before 900; (v.) Middle English slepen, Old English slēpan, slǣpan, slāpan, c. Old High German slāfan, Gothic slepan]
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sleep
(slēp) A natural state of rest, occurring at regular intervals, in which the eyes usually close, the muscles relax, and responsiveness to external events decreases. Growth and repair of the tissues of the body are thought to occur during sleep, and energy is conserved and stored. In humans and some other animals, scientists have identified one phase of sleep (called REM sleep) as the phase in which dreams occur.
Did You Know? Shakespeare had it right. He said that sleep was the "balm of hurt minds" and that sleep "knits up the ravel'd sleeve of care." In other words, sleep helps overcome the stress of everyday life. So the third of your life you spend asleep is not a waste of time. All warm-blooded animals have the need to sleep. Studies have shown that animals that are not allowed to sleep for a long enough time can actually die. Babies, human and animal, sleep even more than adults do. Researchers think that babies may sleep so much because it helps the young body continue to develop quickly. Not only are babies' bodies growing, but their brains are, too—and sleep is very important for the brain. During sleep, the brain sorts through experiences and stores important new information for later use. This processing of experiences, in fact, is thought to be a major source of dreams.
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Sleep
1. the process of hypnotizing oneself.
2. the resulting state.
2. the resulting state.
the practice of hypnotism by Dr. James Braid, British physician, in the mid 19th century.
an obsession with bed rest.
an abnormal fear or dislike of going to bed.
Obsolete, the act of lulling or rocking to sleep.
the state of being dormant or inert.
a somnambulist, or sleepwalker.
somnambulism. — hypnobate, n.
the science dealing with the phenomena of sleep and hypnotism. See also hypnosis. — hypnologist, n. — hypnologic, hypnological, adj.
a mania for sleep.
the art or process of learning while asleep by means of lessons recorded on disk or tapes.
an abnormal fear of sleep.
the condition of sleepwalking only in the moonlight. Cf. somnambulism. — lunambulist, n. — lunambulistic, adj.
narcotherapy.
Medicine. a numbness often feit upon waking from sleep.
Pathology. a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable lapses into deep sleep. — narcoleptic, adj. — narcolept, n.
Psychiatry.
1. a method of treating certain mental disorders by inducing sleep through barbiturates.
2. a type of psychotherapy involving the use of hypnotic drugs. Also narcoanalysis. — narcotherapist, n.
1. a method of treating certain mental disorders by inducing sleep through barbiturates.
2. a type of psychotherapy involving the use of hypnotic drugs. Also narcoanalysis. — narcotherapist, n.
somnambulism. Also noctambulation. — noctambulist, noctambule, n. — noctambulous, noctambulant, noctambulisdc, adj.
the condition of sleepwalking. Also called hypnobatia, noctambulism. — somnambulant, n., adj. — somnambulist, n. — somnambulistic, adj.
1. the tendency to talk in one’s sleep. Also somniloquy.
2. the words spoken. — somniloquist, n. — somniloquous, adj.
2. the words spoken. — somniloquist, n. — somniloquous, adj.
a state of sleep induced by hypnosis or mesmerism.
the condition of drowsiness or sleepiness. Also somnolency, somnolism. — somnolent, adj.
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Sleep
- Asleep and dreaming, like bees in cells of honey —Thomas McGuane
The simile completed McGuane’s novel, The Sporting Club,
- As near to sleep as a runner waiting for the starter’s pistol —J. B. Priestley
- As sound asleep as a coon in a hollow log —Borden Deal
- Awoke … like some diver emerging from the depths of ocean —Francis King
- (Paul lay in his berth) between wakefulness and sleep, like a partially anesthetized patient —John Cheever
- (Mr. Samuel Pickwick) burst like another sun from his slumbers —Charles Dickens
- Came out of a deep sleep slowly, like a diver pausing at each successive level —Norman Garbo
- Come from sleep as if returning from a far country —Mary Hedin
The simile which begins the story, Blue Transfer, continues with, “A stranger to myself, a stranger to my life.”
- Doze and dream like a lazy snake —George Garrett
- Drowsy as an audience for a heavy speech after an even heavier dinner —Anon
- Emerges from slumber like some deep-sea creature hurled floundering and gasping up into the light of day by a depth-charge —Francis King
- Fell into a sleep as blank as paving-stone —Patrick White
- Felt himself falling asleep like gliding down a long slide, like slipping from a float into deep water —Oakley Hall
- Heavy with sleep, like faltering, lisping tongues —Boris Pasternak
- I shall sleep like a top —Sir William Davenant
This simile has outlived the play from which it is taken, The Rivals, as a colloquial expression. A somewhat different version, “Slept like any top” appeared in the German children’s story, Struwelpeter, by Heinrich Hoffman.
- I want sleep to water me like begonias —Diane Wakoski
- Kept falling in and out of it [sleep] like out of a boat or a tipping hammock —Rose Tremain
- Lies asleep as softly as a girl dreaming of lovers she cannot keep —F. D. Reeve
Reeves, a poet, is describing a river.
- Lying awake like a worried parent —Robert Silverberg
- Nodding, like a tramp on a park bench —Robert Traver
- Not sleeping but dozing awake like a snake on stone —Malcolm Cowley
- Sleep as smooth as banana skins —Diane Wakoski
See Also: SMOOTHNESS
- Sleep came over my head like a gunny sack —Ross Macdonald
- Sleep covered him like a breaker —Harris Downey
- Sleep fell on her like a blow —Hortense Calisher
- Sleeping like a lake —Theodore Roethke
- Sleeping like a stone in an empty alcove of the cathedral —Clive Cussler
- Sleep like a dark flood suspended in its course —Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Sleep like a kitten, arrive fresh as a daisy —Slogan, Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
- Slept like a cocked pistol —Émile Zola
- Slept a great deal, as if years of fatigue had overtaken him —Peter Matthiessen
- Slept almost smiling, as if she had a secret —William Mcllvanney
- (He usually) slept like a corpse —Ring Lardner
- (While the Weary Blues echoed through his head, he) slept like a rock or a man that’s dead —Langston Hughes
- Slept like he’d gone twelve rounds with a pro —Geoffrey Wolff
See Also: WEARINESS
- Slumber fell on their tired eyelids like the light rain of spring upon the fresh-turned earth —W. Somerset Maugham
- Sunk into sleep like a stone dropped in a well —John Yount
- Wake abruptly, with an alarm clock which breaks up their sleep like the blow of an ax —Milan Kundera
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Sleep
drive one’s pigs to market To snore loudly, to log ZZZs. The allusion is probably to the snorting noises of swine being herded to market. This expression is apparently an elaboration of the phrase to drive pigs ‘to snore,’ dating from the early 19th century.
forty winks A brief nap; a short period of relaxation. This expression, clearly derived from the closed-eye position assumed during sleep, nevertheless implies that the resting person will not fall sound asleep. It is reputed that the first literary use of the phrase appeared in the November 16, 1872, issue of Punch, in which the writer surmised that the reading of the Thirty-nine Articles of faith by the communicants of the Anglican Church was indeed a somniferous ordeal:
If a … man, after reading steadily through the Thirty-nine Articles, were to take forty winks. …
hit the deck See EXCLAMATIONS.
hit the sack To go to bed; to retire for the night; also, hit the hay. During World War II, sack was substituted for “bed” among American soldiers as an allusion to the sleeping bags or blankets they used as beds. J. J. Fahey used the expression in Pacific War Diary (1943):
I hit the sack at 8 P.M. I slept under the stars on a steel ammunition box two feet wide.
Variations of the phrase include sack time, sack drill, and sack duty, all military slang for time spent asleep; sack artist, a soldier who is adept at obtaining extra sleep; and sack out, a common term for sleeping until fully refreshed.
in the arms of Morpheus In deep sleep; overcome with the desire to sleep. In Greek mythology Morpheus was the god of dreams. The narcotic morphine, which dulls pain and induces sleep, gets its name from the same deity.
in the Land of Nod Asleep; in dreamland. After Cain killed Abel, he was banished to wander in the Land of Nod (Genesis 4:16). Land of Nod did not mean sleep until Swift made a pun on the Biblical phrase in his Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation (1730). Today Nod retains the meaning of sleep.
In the nighttime, when human beings … are absent in the Land of Nod. (Chambers, Journal of Popular Literature, 1900)
saw wood To sleep soundly; to snore. This expression came into popular use in the early 20th century primarily as a result of the commonly employed cartoonist’s technique of representing sleep with a drawing of a saw cutting through wood, alluding, of course, to the sound of snoring.
shut-eye Sleep. A 20th-century American colloquialism.
That shut-eye done me good. (Boyd Cable, Old Contempt, 1919)
sleep like a top To sleep soundly, like a log; to be dead to the world. The rationale for the seemingly anomalous reference to a top is explained by Anne Baker in Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases (1854):
A top sleeps when it moves with such velocity, and spins so smoothly, that its motion is imperceptible.
Likewise, when a Yo-Yo spins swiftly at the end of its string, it is said to “sleep,” without apparent motion. By extension, then, though a person in a deep, peaceful sleep may seem totally motionless, his internal systems are actually working at a high level of efficiency.
Juan slept like a top, or like the dead. (George Gordon, Lord Byron, Don Juan, 1819)
Picturesque Expressions: A Thematic Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1980 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
sleep
– asleep1. 'sleep'
Sleep can be a noun or a verb. The past tense and -ed participle of the verb is slept.
Sleep is the natural state of rest in which you are unconscious with your eyes closed.
I haven't been getting enough sleep recently.
To sleep means to be in this state of rest.
He was so excited he could hardly sleep.
I had not slept for three days.
2. 'asleep'
If someone is in this state, you can use the progressive form and say they are sleeping, but it is more common to say that they are asleep. Don't say, for example, 'He sleeps'.
She was asleep when we walked in.
I thought someone had been in the house while I was sleeping.
To say how long someone was in this state, or to talk about where or how someone usually sleeps, use sleep rather than asleep.
She slept for almost ten hours.
Where does the baby sleep?
Be Careful!
Asleep is only used after a verb. Don't use it in front of a noun. Don't, for example, say 'an asleep child'. Instead use sleeping.
I glanced down at the sleeping figure.
She was carrying a sleeping baby.
Don't say that someone is 'very asleep' or 'completely asleep'. Instead say that they are sound asleep or fast asleep.
The baby is still sound asleep.
You were fast asleep when I left.
3. 'go to sleep'
When someone changes from being awake to being asleep, you say that they go to sleep.
Both the children had gone to sleep.
Go to sleep and stop worrying about it.
4. 'fall asleep'
When someone goes to sleep suddenly or unexpectedly, you say that they fall asleep.
The moment my head touched the pillow I fell asleep.
Marco fell asleep watching TV.
5. 'get to sleep'
When someone goes to sleep with difficulty, for example because of noise or worries, you say that they get to sleep.
Could you turn that radio down – I'm trying to get to sleep.
I didn't get to sleep until four in the morning.
6. 'go back to sleep'
When someone goes to sleep again after being woken up, you say that they go back to sleep.
She rolled over and went back to sleep.
Go back to sleep, it's only five a.m.
7. 'send someone to sleep'
If something causes you to sleep, you say that it sends you to sleep.
I brought him a hot drink, hoping it would send him to sleep.
I tried to read the books but they sent me to sleep.
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sleep
Past participle: slept
Gerund: sleeping
| Imperative |
|---|
| sleep |
| sleep |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  sleep - a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"sleeping - the state of being asleep nonrapid eye movement, nonrapid eye movement sleep, NREM, NREM sleep, orthodox sleep - a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleep, REM, REM sleep - a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep shuteye - informal term for sleep physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
| 2. | sleep - a torpid state resembling deep sleep physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions | |
| 3. |  sleep - a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap"period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" beauty sleep - sleep before midnight kip - sleep; "roused him from his kip" | |
| 4. | sleep - euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" death - the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life" | |
| Verb | 1. | sleep - be asleep rest - be at rest practice bundling, bundle - sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed sleep in, sleep late - sleep later than usual or customary; "On Sundays, I sleep in" hibernate, hole up - sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" sleep in, sleep late - sleep later than usual or customary; "On Sundays, I sleep in" live in, sleep in - live in the house where one works; "our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her" sleep out, live out - work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home" wake - be awake, be alert, be there |
| 2. | sleep - be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people" accommodate, admit, hold - have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" |
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sleep
noun
1. slumber(s), rest, nap, doze, kip (Brit. slang), snooze (informal), repose, hibernation, siesta, dormancy, beauty sleep (informal), forty winks (informal), shuteye (slang), zizz (Brit. informal) Try and get some sleep.
verb
1. slumber, drop off (informal), doze, kip (Brit. slang), snooze (informal), snore, hibernate, nod off (informal), take a nap, catnap, drowse, go out like a light, take forty winks (informal), zizz (Brit. informal), be in the land of Nod, rest in the arms of Morpheus I've not been able to sleep for the last few nights.
get to sleep fall asleep, drop off, nod off I can't get to sleep with all that noise.
lose any or much sleep about or over something worry, brood, fret, obsess, be anxious, agonize, feel uneasy, get distressed I didn't lose any sleep over that investigation.
put something to sleep put down, destroy, put out of its misery We took the dog down to the vet's and had her put to sleep.
sleep over stay the night, stay over She said his friends could sleep over.
sleep together have sex, have sexual intercourse, make love, fuck (taboo slang), screw (taboo slang), shag (taboo slang), do the business, get it on (informal), fornicate (archaic), go to bed together I'm pretty sure they slept together.
sleep with someone have sex with, make love with, fuck (taboo slang), screw (taboo slang), shag (taboo slang), go to bed with, have sexual intercourse with, get it on with (informal), do the business with, fornicate with (archaic) He was old enough to sleep with a girl and make her pregnant.
Quotations
"Oh Sleep! it is a gentle thing,"
"Beloved from pole to pole,"
"To Mary Queen the praise be given!"
"She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven,"
"That slid into my soul" [Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Ancient Mariner]
"Come, sleep, O sleep, the certain knot of peace,"
"The baiting place of wit, the balm of woe" [Philip Sidney Astrophil and Stella]
"to sleep: perchance to dream" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]
"sleep the twin of death" [Homer Iliad]
"The sleep of a labouring man is sweet" Bible: Ecclesiastes
"Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night,"
"Brother to Death, in silent darkness born" [Samuel Daniel Delia]
"Care-charming Sleep, thou easer of all woes,"
"Brother to Death" [John Fletcher Wit Without Money]
"I sleep like a baby. I wake up every 10 minutes screaming" [Boris Jordan]
"Oh Sleep! it is a gentle thing,"
"Beloved from pole to pole,"
"To Mary Queen the praise be given!"
"She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven,"
"That slid into my soul" [Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Ancient Mariner]
"Come, sleep, O sleep, the certain knot of peace,"
"The baiting place of wit, the balm of woe" [Philip Sidney Astrophil and Stella]
"to sleep: perchance to dream" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]
"sleep the twin of death" [Homer Iliad]
"The sleep of a labouring man is sweet" Bible: Ecclesiastes
"Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night,"
"Brother to Death, in silent darkness born" [Samuel Daniel Delia]
"Care-charming Sleep, thou easer of all woes,"
"Brother to Death" [John Fletcher Wit Without Money]
"I sleep like a baby. I wake up every 10 minutes screaming" [Boris Jordan]
Proverbs
"One hour's sleep before midnight is worth two after"
"One hour's sleep before midnight is worth two after"
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
sleep
nounThe natural recurring condition of suspended consciousness by which the body rests:
Slang: shuteye.
Idioms: land of Nod, the arms of Morpheus.
To be asleep:
sleep in
To sleep longer than intended:
sleep with
To engage in sexual relations with:
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Translations
spánekspát
sovesøvn
dormo
uni
nukkuaunirähmäuinua
sanspavati
alszikalvás
tidur
sofastírursvefbsvefn
眠り眠る睡眠仮眠宿泊する
자다잠
dormiresomnus
apsimiegojęsapsimiegojusapsnūdęsatsimiegotibemiegis
gulētmiegsguldīt
dormisomn
spať
spatispanje
спавати
sömnsovagodmorgongomorronligga med
kulalausingizi
การนอนหลับนอน
ngungủtrạng thái ngủ
sleep
[sliːp] (slept (vb: pt, pp))A. N
1. (= rest) → sueño m
lack of sleep → falta f de sueño
I need some sleep → necesito dormir
to drop off to sleep → quedarse dormido
he fell into a deep sleep → se quedó profundamente dormido
I couldn't get to sleep → no podía dormirme or conciliar el sueño
to go to sleep [person] → dormirse, quedarse dormido; (= limb) → dormirse
to have a sleep → dormir
to have a good night's sleep → dormir bien (durante) toda la noche
to have a little sleep → dormir un rato, descabezar un sueño
I shan't lose any sleep over it → eso no me va a quitar el sueño
to put sb to sleep [+ patient] → dormir a algn
to put an animal to sleep (euph) (= kill) → sacrificar un animal
to send sb to sleep (= bore) → dormir a algn
to talk in one's sleep → hablar en sueños
to walk in one's sleep → pasearse dormido; (habitually) → ser sonámbulo
she walked downstairs in her sleep → estando dormida bajó la escalera
I didn't get a wink of sleep all night → no pegué ojo en toda la noche
to sleep the sleep of the just → dormir a pierna suelta
lack of sleep → falta f de sueño
I need some sleep → necesito dormir
to drop off to sleep → quedarse dormido
he fell into a deep sleep → se quedó profundamente dormido
I couldn't get to sleep → no podía dormirme or conciliar el sueño
to go to sleep [person] → dormirse, quedarse dormido; (= limb) → dormirse
to have a sleep → dormir
to have a good night's sleep → dormir bien (durante) toda la noche
to have a little sleep → dormir un rato, descabezar un sueño
I shan't lose any sleep over it → eso no me va a quitar el sueño
to put sb to sleep [+ patient] → dormir a algn
to put an animal to sleep (euph) (= kill) → sacrificar un animal
to send sb to sleep (= bore) → dormir a algn
to talk in one's sleep → hablar en sueños
to walk in one's sleep → pasearse dormido; (habitually) → ser sonámbulo
she walked downstairs in her sleep → estando dormida bajó la escalera
I didn't get a wink of sleep all night → no pegué ojo en toda la noche
to sleep the sleep of the just → dormir a pierna suelta
2. (in eyes) → legañas fpl
B. VT
C. VI → dormir
I couldn't sleep last night → anoche no pude dormir
to sleep deeply → dormir profundamente or a pierna suelta
to sleep heavily (habitually) → tener el sueño pesado; (on particular occasion) → dormir profundamente
to sleep lightly (habitually) → tener el sueño ligero
she was sleeping lightly → no estaba profundamente dormida
to sleep on sth (fig) → consultar algo con la almohada
to sleep out (= not at home) → dormir fuera de casa; (= in open air) → dormir al aire libre, pasar la noche al raso
to sleep soundly → dormir profundamente or a pierna suelta
he was sleeping soundly → estaba profundamente dormido
he slept through the alarm clock → no oyó el despertador
I slept through till the afternoon → dormí hasta la tarde
sleep tight! → ¡que duermas bien!, ¡que descanses!
to sleep with sb (euph) (= have sex) → acostarse con algn
to sleep like a log or top or baby → dormir como un tronco
see also rough B
I couldn't sleep last night → anoche no pude dormir
to sleep deeply → dormir profundamente or a pierna suelta
to sleep heavily (habitually) → tener el sueño pesado; (on particular occasion) → dormir profundamente
to sleep lightly (habitually) → tener el sueño ligero
she was sleeping lightly → no estaba profundamente dormida
to sleep on sth (fig) → consultar algo con la almohada
to sleep out (= not at home) → dormir fuera de casa; (= in open air) → dormir al aire libre, pasar la noche al raso
to sleep soundly → dormir profundamente or a pierna suelta
he was sleeping soundly → estaba profundamente dormido
he slept through the alarm clock → no oyó el despertador
I slept through till the afternoon → dormí hasta la tarde
sleep tight! → ¡que duermas bien!, ¡que descanses!
to sleep with sb (euph) (= have sex) → acostarse con algn
to sleep like a log or top or baby → dormir como un tronco
see also rough B
sleep in VI + ADV (deliberately) → dormir hasta tarde; (accidentally) → quedarse dormido
sleep off VT + ADV to sleep off a big dinner → dormir hasta que baje una cena grande
she's sleeping off the effects of the drug → duerme hasta que desaparezcan los efectos de la droga
to sleep it off sleep off a hangover → dormir la mona, dormir la curda
she's sleeping off the effects of the drug → duerme hasta que desaparezcan los efectos de la droga
to sleep it off sleep off a hangover → dormir la mona, dormir la curda
sleep together VI + ADV
2. (= have sex) → acostarse juntos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sleep
[ˈsliːp] n → sommeil m
I need some sleep
BUT J'ai besoin de dormir.
to go to sleep → s'endormir
to get to sleep → s'endormir
I can't get to sleep → Je n'arrive pas à m'endormir., Je n'arrive pas à trouver le sommeil.
to have a good night's sleep → passer une bonne nuit
to lose sleep over sth
I didn't lose any sleep over it → Ça ne m'a pas empêché de dormir.
to put sb to sleep [+ patient] → endormir qn
to put an animal to sleep (= kill) → piquer un animal
I need some sleep
BUT J'ai besoin de dormir.
to go to sleep → s'endormir
to get to sleep → s'endormir
I can't get to sleep → Je n'arrive pas à m'endormir., Je n'arrive pas à trouver le sommeil.
to have a good night's sleep → passer une bonne nuit
to lose sleep over sth
I didn't lose any sleep over it → Ça ne m'a pas empêché de dormir.
to put sb to sleep [+ patient] → endormir qn
to put an animal to sleep (= kill) → piquer un animal
vi [slept] (pt, pp)
(= be asleep) → dormir
I couldn't sleep last night → J'ai mal dormi la nuit dernière.
to sleep lightly → avoir le sommeil léger
I couldn't sleep last night → J'ai mal dormi la nuit dernière.
to sleep lightly → avoir le sommeil léger
(= spend night) → dormir, coucher
to sleep with sb (= have sex) → coucher avec qn
to sleep together → coucher ensemble
to sleep with sb (= have sex) → coucher avec qn
to sleep together → coucher ensemble
vt (= have room for) [house] → loger
We can sleep four → On peut loger quatre personnes., On peut coucher quatre personnes.
We can sleep four → On peut loger quatre personnes., On peut coucher quatre personnes.
modif [pattern, cycle, problem] → de sommeil; [disorder, disturbance] → du sommeil sleep deprivation
sleep around
vi → coucher à droite et à gauchesleep in
vi (= lie late) → faire la grasse matinée
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sleep
vb: pret, ptp <slept>n
→ Schlaf m; to go to sleep (person, limb) → einschlafen; to drop off to sleep (person) → einschlafen; I couldn’t get to sleep last night → ich konnte letzte Nacht nicht einschlafen; try and get some sleep → versuche, etwas zu schlafen; to have a sleep → (etwas) schlafen; to have a good night’s sleep → sich richtig ausschlafen, richtig schlafen; to put somebody to sleep (person, cocoa etc) → jdn zum Schlafen bringen; (drug) → jdn einschläfern; to put an animal to sleep (euph) → ein Tier einschläfern; that film sent me to sleep → bei dem Film bin ich eingeschlafen; to walk in one’s sleep → schlafwandeln; to talk in one’s sleep → im Schlaf sprechen
vt
to sleep the day away → den ganzen Tag verschlafen; to sleep the sleep of the just → den Schlaf des Gerechten schlafen; to sleep the sleep of the dead or the last sleep → den ewigen or letzten Schlaf schlafen (liter)
(= accommodate) → unterbringen; the house sleeps 10 → in dem Haus können 10 Leute schlafen or übernachten
vi → schlafen; to sleep like a log or top or baby → wie ein Klotz or wie ein Murmeltier schlafen; to sleep late → lange schlafen; to sleep right round the clock → rund um die Uhr schlafen; the village slept (liter) → das Dorf schlief (geh); you must have been sleeping (fig) → da musst du geschlafen haben
sleep
:sleepover
n → Übernachtung f (bei Freunden, Bekannten etc)
sleepwalk
sleepwalker
n → Schlafwandler(in) m(f)
sleepwalking
n → Schlafwandeln nt
attr → schlafwandlerisch
sleepwear
n → Nachtwäsche f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sleep
[sliːp] (slept (vb: pt, pp))1. n → sonno
deep or sound sleep → sonno profondo
to have a good night's sleep → farsi una bella dormita
to drop off or go to sleep → addormentarsi
to go to sleep (limb) → intorpidirsi
to put to sleep (patient) → anestetizzare (animal) (euph) (kill) → abbattere
to talk in one's sleep → parlare nel sonno
to walk in one's sleep → camminare nel sonno (as a habit) → essere sonnambulo/a
to send sb to sleep (bore) → far addormentare qn
I shan't lose any sleep over it (fig) → non starò a perderci il sonno
deep or sound sleep → sonno profondo
to have a good night's sleep → farsi una bella dormita
to drop off or go to sleep → addormentarsi
to go to sleep (limb) → intorpidirsi
to put to sleep (patient) → anestetizzare (animal) (euph) (kill) → abbattere
to talk in one's sleep → parlare nel sonno
to walk in one's sleep → camminare nel sonno (as a habit) → essere sonnambulo/a
to send sb to sleep (bore) → far addormentare qn
I shan't lose any sleep over it (fig) → non starò a perderci il sonno
2. vt we can sleep four → abbiamo quattro posti letto, possiamo alloggiare quattro persone
3. vi → dormire
to sleep like a log or top → dormire della grossa or come un ghiro
he was sleeping soundly or deeply → era profondamente addormentato
to sleep lightly → avere il sonno leggero
let's sleep on it (fig) → la notte porta consiglio, dormiamoci sopra
sleep tight! → sogni d'oro!
I slept through the storm/alarm clock → non ho sentito il temporale/la sveglia
he slept at his mother's → ha dormito dalla mamma
to sleep with sb (euph) (have sex) → andare a letto con qn
to sleep like a log or top → dormire della grossa or come un ghiro
he was sleeping soundly or deeply → era profondamente addormentato
to sleep lightly → avere il sonno leggero
let's sleep on it (fig) → la notte porta consiglio, dormiamoci sopra
sleep tight! → sogni d'oro!
I slept through the storm/alarm clock → non ho sentito il temporale/la sveglia
he slept at his mother's → ha dormito dalla mamma
to sleep with sb (euph) (have sex) → andare a letto con qn
sleep around vi + adv (fam) → andare a letto con tutti
sleep in vi + adv (lie late) → alzarsi tardi; (oversleep) → dormire fino a tardi
sleep out vi + adv → dormire all'aperto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sleep
(sliːp) – past tense, past participle slept (slept) – verb to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness. Goodnight – sleep well!; I can't sleep – my mind is too active.
noun (a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness. It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night.
ˈsleeper noun1. a person who sleeps. Nothing occurred to disturb the sleepers.
2. a berth or compartment for sleeping, on a railway train. I'd like to book a sleeper on the London train.
ˈsleepless adjective without sleep. He spent a sleepless night worrying about the situation.
ˈsleepy adjective1. inclined to sleep; drowsy. I feel very sleepy after that long walk.
2. not (seeming to be) alert. She always has a sleepy expression.
3. (of places etc) very quiet; lacking entertainment and excitement. a sleepy town.
ˈsleepily adverbˈsleepiness noun
ˈsleeping-bag noun
a kind of large warm bag for sleeping in, used by campers etc.
ˈsleeping-pill / ˈsleeping-tablet nouns a kind of pill that can be taken to make one sleep. She tried to commit suicide by swallowing an overdose of sleeping-pills.
ˈsleepwalk verb to walk about while asleep. She was sleepwalking again last night.
ˈsleepwalker nounput to sleep
1. to cause (a person or animal) to become unconscious by means of an anaesthetic; to anaesthetize. The doctor will give you an injection to put you to sleep.
2. to kill (an animal) painlessly, usually by the injection of a drug. As she was so old and ill my cat had to be put to sleep.
sleep like a log/top to sleep very well and soundly.
sleep off to recover from (something) by sleeping. She's in bed sleeping off the effects of the party.
sleep on to put off making a decision about (something) overnight. I'll sleep on it and let you know tomorrow.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
sleep
→ نَوْم, يَنَامُ spánek, spát sove, søvn Schlaf, schlafen κοιμάμαι, ύπνος dormir, sueño nukkua, uni dormir, sommeil san, spavati dormire, sonno 眠り, 眠る 자다, 잠 slaap, slapen sove, søvn sen, spać dormir, sono сон, спать sömn, sova การนอนหลับ, นอน uyku, uyumak ngủ, trạng thái ngủ 睡眠, 睡觉Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sleep
n. sueño;
balmy ___ → ___ reparador;
___ apnea → apnea intermitente que ocurre durante el sueño;
___ cycles → ciclos del ___;
___ disorders → trastornos del ___;
___ stages → fases del ___;
twilight ___ → ___ crepuscular;
vi. dormir; dormirse;
to ___ soundly → ___ profundamente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sleep
n sueño; (eye secretions) legaña, lagaña (Amer); — apnea apnea del sueño; to go to — dormirse, quedarse dormido; Do you have trouble going to sleep?..¿Tiene dificultad para dormirse (quedarse dormido)?...Does your arm go to sleep?..¿Se le duerme el brazo?; to go without — ir sin dormir, trasnochar, desvelarse; to put to — (to anesthetize) anestesiar (form), dormir; We will put you to sleep for the operation.. Lo vamos a anestesiar (dormir) para la operación; vi (pret & pp slept) dormirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.