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sleep

/sliːp/ /slip/

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verb

Dormir

To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

Examples :

"You should sleep 8 hours a day."

Deberías dormir 8 horas al día.

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verb

Girar

(of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

Examples :

"The spinning top slept peacefully on the desk, spinning steadily without wobbling. "

El trompo giraba pacíficamente sobre el escritorio, girando constantemente sin tambalearse.

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verb

Hacer dormir

To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

Examples :

"The child carefully slept the yo-yo, making it spin smoothly. "

El niño hizo dormir cuidadosamente el yo-yo, haciéndolo girar suavemente.

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verb

Acomodar, hospedar

To accommodate in beds.

Examples :

"This caravan can sleep four people comfortably."

Esta caravana puede hospedar cómodamente a cuatro personas.

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verb

Dormir

To be slumbering in (a state).

Examples :

"to sleep a dreamless sleep"

dormir un sueño sin sueños

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verb

Dormir, descuidarse

To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.

Examples :

"The student slept through the important announcement about the upcoming test. "

El estudiante se descuidó durante el importante anuncio sobre el próximo examen.

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verb

Estar muerto, yacer en la tumba

To be dead; to lie in the grave.

Examples :

"After the accident, the family mourned their son, who had slept for many years. "

Después del accidente, la familia lloró a su hijo, que había estado muerto durante muchos años.

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verb

Dormir, descansar

To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.

Examples :

"a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps"

Una pregunta duerme por el momento; la ley duerme.

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verb

Esperar

To wait for a period of time without performing any action.

Examples :

"After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again."

Después de un intento de conexión fallido, el programa espera 5 segundos antes de volver a intentarlo.

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verb

Dormir

To place into a state of hibernation.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully slept the hibernating ground squirrels in their underground nests for the winter. "

El granjero hizo dormir cuidadosamente a las ardillas de tierra en hibernación en sus nidos subterráneos para el invierno.

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noun

Sueño

The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.

Examples :

"I really need some sleep."

Realmente necesito dormir.

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noun

Sueño

An act or instance of sleeping.

Examples :

"I’m just going to have a quick sleep."

Voy a dormir un poco.

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noun

La noche

(metonymically) A night.

Examples :

"There are only three sleeps till Christmas!"

¡Solo faltan tres noches para Navidad!

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noun

Cebo, legañas

Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

Examples :

"Wipe the sleep from your eyes."

Límpiate las legañas de los ojos.

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noun

Sueño

A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.

Examples :

"The plants in the greenhouse went into sleep during the cool night. "

Las plantas del invernadero entraron en sueño durante la noche fresca.

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noun

Hibernación

The hibernation of animals.

Examples :

"The bear's sleep lasted for several months during the winter. "

La hibernación del oso duró varios meses durante el invierno.

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