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sleeps

/sliːps/

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verb

Duerme, descansa

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 well-thrown yo-yo sleeps at the end of its string before I give it a tug to bring it back up. "

El yo-yo bien lanzado gira al final de su cuerda antes de que le dé un tirón para subirlo.

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verb

Hacer girar en su eje

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

Examples :

"He expertly sleeps the yo-yo, letting it spin perfectly at the end of its string before performing a trick. "

Él hace girar el yo-yo con destreza, dejándolo girar perfectamente al final de su cuerda antes de realizar un truco.

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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

Ser descuidado, desatento

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

Examples :

"The security guard sleeps on the job, often missing important events on the cameras. "

El guardia de seguridad es descuidado en el trabajo, a menudo perdiéndose eventos importantes en las cámaras.

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verb

Estar muerto, yacer en la tumba

To be dead; to lie in the grave.

Examples :

"He now sleeps peacefully in the family plot, next to his wife. "

Ahora yace en paz en la parcela familiar, junto a su esposa.

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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

Dormir

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 duerme durante 5 segundos antes de volver a intentarlo.

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verb

Hibernar

To place into a state of hibernation.

Examples :

"The bear sleeps deeply through the winter, conserving energy until spring arrives. "

El oso hiberna profundamente durante el invierno, conservando energía hasta que llega la primavera.

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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, legaña

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 de las plantas

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 mimosa plant exhibits sleeps every evening, its delicate leaflets folding together as if closing for the night. "

La planta de mimosa exhibe el sueño de las plantas cada noche, sus delicadas hojuelas se pliegan juntas como si se cerraran para la noche.

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noun

Hibernación

The hibernation of animals.

Examples :

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

La hibernación profunda del oso duró varios meses durante el invierno.

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