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1 ♦ sleep
♦ 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. -
2 sleep off
sleep off [sth.], sleep [sth.] offto sleep it off — colloq. smaltire la sbornia con una dormita
* * *(to recover from (something) by sleeping: She's in bed sleeping off the effects of the party.) (recuperare dormendo)* * *vt + adv* * *sleep off [sth.], sleep [sth.] offto sleep it off — colloq. smaltire la sbornia con una dormita
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3 sleep on
* * *(to put off making a decision about (something) overnight: I'll sleep on it and let you know tomorrow.) dormire sopra* * * -
4 ■ sleep off
■ sleep offv. t. + avv.smaltire, farsi passare (qc.) dormendoci sopra: to sleep off one's hangover [lunch], smaltire una sbornia [un pranzo] con una dormita □ to sleep it off, dormirci sopra; farsela passare con una dormita. -
5 ■ sleep on
■ sleep onA v. i. + avv.B v. i. + prep.dormire sopra ( una decisione, ecc.): You'd better sleep on it before deciding, prima di decidere, faresti bene a dormirci sopra. -
6 ■ sleep through
■ sleep throughv. i. + prep.(riuscire a) dormire a dispetto di: How can you sleep through this noise?, come fai a dormire con tutto questo baccano? -
7 ■ sleep around
■ sleep aroundv. i. + avv.(fam. spreg.) andare a letto con tutti; essere promiscuo. -
8 ■ sleep away
■ sleep awayA v. i. + avv.continuare a dormire; essere ancora addormentatoB v. t. + avv. -
9 ■ sleep in
■ sleep inv. i. + avv.1 dormire fino a tardi: Excuse me for being late; I slept in, scusate il ritardo; sono rimasto addormentato -
10 ■ sleep out
■ sleep outA v. i. + avv.2 dormire fuori di casa; passare fuori la notteB v. t. + avv. -
11 ■ sleep together
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12 sleep
I [sliːp]nome sonno m.to go o get to sleep addormentarsi; to send o put sb. to sleep fare addormentare qcn.; to get some sleep o to have a sleep dormire; (have a nap) fare un pisolino; my leg has gone to sleep colloq. mi si è addormentata la gamba; I didn't get any sleep o a wink of sleep last night non ho chiuso occhio la scorsa notte, ho passato la notte in bianco; I need my sleep ho bisogno delle mie ore di sonno; to have a good night's sleep dormire bene, passare bene la notte; to rock a baby to sleep cullare un bambino fino a farlo addormentare; I could do it in my sleep! potrei farlo a occhi chiusi! he's losing sleep over it ci sta perdendo il sonno; to put an animal to sleep — eufem. fare sopprimere un animale
••II 1. [sliːp] 2.1) dormireto sleep soundly — dormire profondamente; (without worry) dormire sonni tranquilli
2) (stay night)to sleep at a friend's house — passare la notte o dormire da un amico
to sleep with sb. — eufem. (have sex) andare a letto con qcn
•- sleep in- sleep on••* * *[sli:p] 1. past tense, past participle - slept; verb(to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness: Goodnight - sleep well!; I can't sleep - my mind is too active.) dormire2. noun((a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness: It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night.) sonno- sleeper- sleepless
- sleepy
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- sleeping-bag
- sleeping-pill / sleeping-tablet
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalker
- put to sleep
- sleep like a log/top
- sleep off
- sleep on* * *I [sliːp]nome sonno m.to go o get to sleep addormentarsi; to send o put sb. to sleep fare addormentare qcn.; to get some sleep o to have a sleep dormire; (have a nap) fare un pisolino; my leg has gone to sleep colloq. mi si è addormentata la gamba; I didn't get any sleep o a wink of sleep last night non ho chiuso occhio la scorsa notte, ho passato la notte in bianco; I need my sleep ho bisogno delle mie ore di sonno; to have a good night's sleep dormire bene, passare bene la notte; to rock a baby to sleep cullare un bambino fino a farlo addormentare; I could do it in my sleep! potrei farlo a occhi chiusi! he's losing sleep over it ci sta perdendo il sonno; to put an animal to sleep — eufem. fare sopprimere un animale
••II 1. [sliːp] 2.1) dormireto sleep soundly — dormire profondamente; (without worry) dormire sonni tranquilli
2) (stay night)to sleep at a friend's house — passare la notte o dormire da un amico
to sleep with sb. — eufem. (have sex) andare a letto con qcn
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[sliːp] slept vb: pt, pp1. ndeep or sound sleep — sonno profondo
to drop off or go to sleep — addormentarsi
to go to sleep — (limb) intorpidirsi
to put to sleep — (patient) anestetizzare, (animal), (euph: kill) abbattere
to walk in one's sleep — camminare nel sonno, (as a habit) essere sonnambulo (-a)
to send sb to sleep — (bore) far addormentare qn
2. vtwe can sleep four — abbiamo quattro posti letto, possiamo alloggiare quattro persone
3. vito sleep like a log or top — dormire della grossa or come un ghiro
he was sleeping soundly or deeply — era profondamente addormentato
let's sleep on it fig — la notte porta consiglio, dormiamoci sopra
I slept through the storm/alarm clock — non ho sentito il temporale/la sveglia
to sleep with sb — (euph: have sex) andare a letto con qn
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14 sleep over
to sleep over at sb.'s house — passare la notte o dormire a casa di qcn
* * *to sleep over at sb.'s house — passare la notte o dormire a casa di qcn
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15 sleep like a log/top
(to sleep very well and soundly.) dormire come un ghiro/sasso -
16 sleep like a top
(to sleep very well: The child slept like a top after a day on the beach.) (dormire come un ghiro) -
17 sleep around
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18 sleep in
(stay in bed late) dormire fino a tardi; (oversleep) dormire oltre l'ora prevista* * *vi + adv(lie late) alzarsi tardi, (oversleep) dormire fino a tardi* * *(stay in bed late) dormire fino a tardi; (oversleep) dormire oltre l'ora prevista -
19 sleep out
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20 sleep mode
modo veglia (cfr. stand-by)
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