verb🔗ShareDort, reposeTo rest in a state of reduced consciousness."You should sleep 8 hours a day."Vous devriez dormir 8 heures par jour.physiologybodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTourner sur lui-même(of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion."The well-thrown yo-yo sleeps at the end of its string before I give it a tug to bring it back up. "Le yo-yo bien lancé tourne sur lui-même au bout de sa ficelle avant que je ne tire dessus pour le faire remonter.physicssporttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire dormirTo cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion."He expertly sleeps the yo-yo, letting it spin perfectly at the end of its string before performing a trick. "Il fait dormir le yo-yo avec expertise, le laissant tourner parfaitement au bout de sa ficelle avant d'exécuter une figure.sportgameactionentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHéberger, logerTo accommodate in beds."This caravan can sleep four people comfortably."Cette caravane peut héberger confortablement quatre personnes.propertybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDormirTo be slumbering in (a state)."to sleep a dreamless sleep"dormir d'un sommeil sans rêvesphysiologybodyfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre négligent, insouciantTo be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly."The security guard sleeps on the job, often missing important events on the cameras. "L'agent de sécurité est négligent au travail, manquant souvent des événements importants sur les caméras.attitudecharactermindactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre mort, reposer dans la tombeTo be dead; to lie in the grave."He now sleeps peacefully in the family plot, next to his wife. "Il repose désormais en paix dans le caveau familial, à côté de sa femme.bodysoulbeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDormir, se reposerTo be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant."a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps"Une question dort pour le moment ; la loi dort.physiologybiologybodyactionsensationconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDormirTo wait for a period of time without performing any action."After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again."Après une tentative de connexion infructueuse, le programme dort pendant 5 secondes avant de réessayer.timeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHibernerTo place into a state of hibernation."The bear sleeps deeply through the winter, conserving energy until spring arrives. "L'ours hiberne profondément pendant l'hiver, conservant son énergie jusqu'à l'arrivée du printemps.physiologyanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSommeilThe state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm."I really need some sleep."J'ai vraiment besoin de sommeil.physiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSommeilAn act or instance of sleeping."I’m just going to have a quick sleep."Je vais juste faire un petit somme.physiologyactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne nuit(metonymically) A night."There are only three sleeps till Christmas!"Il ne reste que trois nuits avant Noël !timeperiodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSommeil, chassieRheum, 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)."Wipe the sleep from your eyes."Essuie la chassie de tes yeux.bodymedicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSommeil des plantesA 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."The mimosa plant exhibits sleeps every evening, its delicate leaflets folding together as if closing for the night. "Le mimosa présente le sommeil des plantes tous les soirs, ses folioles délicates se repliant comme pour se fermer pour la nuit.plantnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHibernationThe hibernation of animals."The bear's deep sleeps lasted for several months during the winter. "L'hibernation profonde de l'ours a duré plusieurs mois pendant l'hiver.animalnaturephysiologybiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
