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♦ sleep /sli:p/n. [uc]1 sonno: light [sound] sleep, sonno leggero [profondo]; broken sleep, sonno interrotto; fitful sleep, sonno intermittente; uneasy sleep, sonno agitato; He talks in his sleep, parla nel sonno; She fell into a deep sleep, cadde in un sonno profondo; (med.) sleep disorders, disturbi del sonno; to get to sleep, prender sonno; I cannot get to sleep, non riesco a prender sonno2 dormita: a nine-hour sleep, una dormita di nove ore; DIALOGO → - Before an exam- Try and get a good night's sleep, cerca di farti una bella dormita; to have a short sleep, fare una dormitina3 (fig.) quiete; riposo● sleep-in, (agg.) che dorme nel posto di lavoro, che ha l'alloggio di servizio; (sost.) occupazione di luogo pubblico di notte ( per protesta) □ sleep learning, apprendimento mediante ipnopedia □ the sleep of the just, il sonno del giusto □ (comput.) sleep mode, modalità sospensione; sleep mode ( modalità in cui si pone un dispositivo per ridurre i consumi energetici) □ ( moda) sleep shirt, camicia da notte con spacchi laterali ( da donna) □ sleep teaching, ipnopedia □ to get little sleep, dormire poco □ to get some sleep, fare una dormita; dormire □ to go to sleep, addormentarsi, prendere sonno; (fam.) intorpidirsi, addormentarsi: My foot has gone to sleep, mi si è addormentato un piede; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 2- I always read a few chapters of something before I go to sleep, leggo sempre un paio di capitoli di qualcosa prima di addormentarmi □ to lose any sleep over st., perdere il sonno per qc.: I'm certainly not going to lose any sleep over it, di sicuro non ci perderò il sonno □ to be overcome with sleep, essere preso (o vinto) dal sonno □ to put to sleep, far dormire; addormentare; (fam.) addormentare ( un paziente prima di un intervento); sopprimere ( una bestia) senza farla soffrire □ to rouse sb. from his sleep, svegliare q. □ to walk in one's sleep, essere sonnambulo □ I haven't had a wink of sleep all night, non ho chiuso occhio tutta la notte □ (fig.) I could do it in my sleep, saprei farlo ad occhi chiusi.♦ (to) sleep /sli:p/(pass. e p. p. slept)A v. i.1 dormire: I've slept very well, ho dormito benissimo; to sleep soundly (o deeply) dormire profondamente2 passare la notte; dormire: We slept at Scotch Corner on our way to Edinburgh, andando a Edimburgo, abbiamo passato la notte a Scotch CornerB v. t.2 (fam.) dare da dormire a (q.); potere ospitare: The new motel sleeps two hundred, il nuovo motel può ospitare duecento persone (o ha duecento letti)● to sleep the clock round, dormire dodici ore di fila □ to sleep one's last sleep, dormire il sonno eterno □ to sleep late, dormire fino a tardi □ to sleep like a log (o a top), dormire come un ghiro (o un macigno); avere il sonno duro □ to sleep right through the night, dormire filato tutta la notte □ to sleep rough, dormire alla meglio; adattarsi per la notte □ I didn't sleep a wink all night, non ho chiuso occhio tutta la notte □ (fam.) to sleep with sb., andare a letto, fare l'amore con q. □ to sleep with one eye open, dormire con un occhio solo □ (eufem.) to put to sleep, sopprimere ( un animale malato o ferito, spec. con un'iniezione); fare addormentare.
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