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drows·y
(drou′zē)adj. drows·i·er, drows·i·est
1. Dull with sleepiness; sluggish.
2. Produced or characterized by sleepiness.
3. Inducing sleepiness; soporific.
drows′i·ly adv.
drows′i·ness n.
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drowsy
(ˈdraʊzɪ)adj, drowsier or drowsiest
1. (Physiology) heavy with sleepiness; sleepy
2. inducing sleep; soporific
3. sluggish or lethargic; dull
ˈdrowsily adv
ˈdrowsiness n
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drow•sy
(ˈdraʊ zi)adj. -si•er, -si•est.
1. half-asleep; sleepy.
2. marked by or resulting from sleepiness.
3. dull; sluggish; listless.
4. inducing lethargy or sleepiness: drowsy spring weather.
[1520–30]
drow′si•ly, adv.
drow′si•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | drowsy - half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" |
2. | drowsy - showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation" inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter" |
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drowsy
adjective
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drowsy
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Translations
نَعْسَاننَعْسان، وَسْنان
ospalý
døsigtræt
nukuttavauneliasunettavauninen
omamljen
syfjaîur
眠い
졸리는
mieguistaimieguistasmieguistumas
miegains
sömnig
เซื่องซึม
buồn ngủ
drowsy
[ˈdraʊzɪ] ADJ (drowsier (compar) (drowsiest (superl)))1. (= sleepy) [person] → adormilado, soñoliento, somnoliento (frm); [smile, look, voice] → soñoliento, somnoliento (frm)
"who?" he asked in a drowsy voice → -¿quién? -preguntó con voz soñoliento or con voz de sueño
to be or feel drowsy [person] → tener sueño or modorra, estar soñoliento or adormilado; (because of medication) → tener somnolencia
to become or grow drowsy → quedarse adormilado
she grew drowsy and was put to bed → se quedaba adormilada y la acostaron, se estaba quedando dormida y la acostaron
I became pleasantly drowsy → me empezó a entrar un sueñecito agradable
these tablets will make you drowsy → estas pastillas le producirán somnolencia
"who?" he asked in a drowsy voice → -¿quién? -preguntó con voz soñoliento or con voz de sueño
to be or feel drowsy [person] → tener sueño or modorra, estar soñoliento or adormilado; (because of medication) → tener somnolencia
to become or grow drowsy → quedarse adormilado
she grew drowsy and was put to bed → se quedaba adormilada y la acostaron, se estaba quedando dormida y la acostaron
I became pleasantly drowsy → me empezó a entrar un sueñecito agradable
these tablets will make you drowsy → estas pastillas le producirán somnolencia
2. (= soporific) [afternoon, atmosphere] → soporífero; [countryside] → apacible
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drowsy
adj (+er)
(= sleepy) person → schläfrig; (after sleep) → verschlafen; voice → verschlafen; to grow or become drowsy → schläfrig werden; to feel drowsy → sich schläfrig fühlen; she was still drowsy with sleep → sie war noch verschlafen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
drowsy
[ˈdraʊzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (sleepy, person, smile, look) → assonnato/a; (soporific, afternoon, atmosphere) → sonnolento/ato feel drowsy → sentirsi insonnolito/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
drowsy
(ˈdrauzi) adjective sleepy. drowsy children.
ˈdrowsily adverbˈdrowsiness noun
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drowsy
→ نَعْسَان ospalý døsig schläfrig νυσταγμένος somnoliento uninen endormi omamljen sonnolento 眠い 졸리는 slaperig døsig senny sonolento дремлющий sömnig เซื่องซึม uykulu buồn ngủ 倦睡的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
drowsy
adj (comp -sier; super -siest) somnoliento (form), que tiene sueño; to be — tener sueñoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.