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/sliːps/

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verb

Dort, repose

To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

Examples :

"You should sleep 8 hours a day."

Vous devriez dormir 8 heures par jour.

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verb

Tourner sur lui-même

(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. "

Le yo-yo bien lancé tourne sur lui-même au bout de sa ficelle avant que je ne tire dessus pour le faire remonter.

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verb

Faire dormir

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. "

Il fait dormir le yo-yo avec expertise, le laissant tourner parfaitement au bout de sa ficelle avant d'exécuter une figure.

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verb

Héberger, loger

To accommodate in beds.

Examples :

"This caravan can sleep four people comfortably."

Cette caravane peut héberger confortablement quatre personnes.

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verb

Dormir

To be slumbering in (a state).

Examples :

"to sleep a dreamless sleep"

dormir d'un sommeil sans rêves

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verb

Être négligent, insouciant

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. "

L'agent de sécurité est négligent au travail, manquant souvent des événements importants sur les caméras.

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verb

Être mort, reposer dans la tombe

To be dead; to lie in the grave.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Dormir, se reposer

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"

Une question dort pour le moment ; la loi dort.

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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."

Après une tentative de connexion infructueuse, le programme dort pendant 5 secondes avant de réessayer.

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verb

Hiberner

To place into a state of hibernation.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Sommeil

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

Examples :

"I really need some sleep."

J'ai vraiment besoin de sommeil.

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noun

Sommeil

An act or instance of sleeping.

Examples :

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

Je vais juste faire un petit somme.

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noun

Une nuit

(metonymically) A night.

Examples :

"There are only three sleeps till Christmas!"

Il ne reste que trois nuits avant Noël !

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noun

Sommeil, chassie

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."

Essuie la chassie de tes yeux.

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noun

Sommeil des plantes

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. "

Le mimosa présente le sommeil des plantes tous les soirs, ses folioles délicates se repliant comme pour se fermer pour la nuit.

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noun

Hibernation

The hibernation of animals.

Examples :

"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.

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