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1 beauty sleep
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2 ♦ beauty
♦ beauty /ˈbju:tɪ/n.2 (spec. rif. a donna) bellezza: His sister is a real beauty, sua sorella è una vera bellezza; Jane was no beauty, Jane non era (certo) una bellezza4 (fam.) cosa stupenda; bellezza, meraviglia; gioiellino: Your new car is a beauty, la tua macchina nuova è un gioiellino; That black eye you've got is a real beauty!, hai un occhio nero che è una meraviglia!5 aspetto positivo; (il) bello; (il) vantaggio: That's the beauty of it!, questo è il bello!● beauty case, beauty-case, beauty □ beauty clinic, istituto di bellezza □ beauty contest, concorso di bellezza □ beauty parlour (o beauty salon, USA beauty shop), istituto di bellezza □ beauty queen, reginetta; miss □ (scherz.) beauty sleep, il sonno salutare; sonno che mantiene belli □ beauty spot, luogo famoso per la sua bellezza; ( anche) neo ( artificiale o naturale) □ Beauty and the Beast, la Bella e la Bestia □ (prov.) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, non è bello ciò che è bello, è bello ciò che piace □ (prov.) Beauty is only skin-deep, l'abito non fa il monaco. -
3 sleeping sleep·ing adj
['sliːpɪŋ]let sleeping dogs lie — (Proverb) non svegliare il can che dorme
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beauty sleep — n. Informal 1. sleep before midnight, popularly thought to be most restful 2. any extra sleep … English World dictionary
beauty sleep — n [U] enough sleep to keep you healthy and looking good used humorously … Dictionary of contemporary English
beauty sleep — beauty ,sleep noun uncount HUMOROUS sleep that you need to have at night so that you can stay healthy and look good … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
beauty sleep — noun a) Sleep before midnight, on the belief that early sleep hours conduce to health and beauty. But eager as Kate was for her beauty sleep, the light burned late in her room. b) Extra sleep or a special nap. I know I ought to be taking a beauty … Wiktionary
beauty sleep — noun sleep before midnight • Hypernyms: ↑sleep, ↑nap * * * ˈbeauty sleep [beauty sleep] noun uncountable ( … Useful english dictionary
beauty sleep — n. sleep; the sleep one requires. (Usually mentioned by nonbeau tiful men as a joke.) □ I gotta get home and get my beauty sleep. □ You really need some beauty sleep. Why don’t you try a week of it and see if that works? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
beauty sleep — (someone s) beauty sleep humorous the sleep that someone needs in order to feel healthy and look attractive. If you don t mind, I m going to bed now. I have to get my beauty sleep … New idioms dictionary
beauty sleep — {n.} A nap or rest taken to improve the appearance. * /She took her beauty sleep before the party./ * /Many famous beauties take a beauty sleep every day./ … Dictionary of American idioms
beauty sleep — {n.} A nap or rest taken to improve the appearance. * /She took her beauty sleep before the party./ * /Many famous beauties take a beauty sleep every day./ … Dictionary of American idioms
beauty\ sleep — noun A nap or rest taken to improve the appearance. She took her beauty sleep before the party. Many famous beauties take a beauty sleep every day … Словарь американских идиом
beauty sleep — noun (U) humorous enough sleep to keep you healthy and looking good: I need my beauty sleep … Longman dictionary of contemporary English