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1 we could not get a wink of sleep
we could not get a wink of sleepnão conseguimos dormir, não conseguimos fechar os olhos.English-Portuguese dictionary > we could not get a wink of sleep
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2 wink
[wiŋk] 1. verb1) (to shut and open an eye quickly in friendly greeting, or to show that something is a secret etc: He winks at all the girls who pass; Her father winked at her and said: `Don't tell your mother about the present I bought her.') piscar o olho2) ((of eg lights) to flicker and twinkle.) piscar2. noun(an act of winking: `Don't tell anyone I'm here', he said with a wink.) piscadela* * *[wiŋk] n 1 pestanejo, piscadela, abrir e fechar de olhos. 2 instante, momento. • vt+vi piscar, abrir e fechar os olhos rapidamente. I winked at her / pisquei para ela. by wink a) dar sinal piscando os olhos. b) pestanejar. c) cintilar, tremular. forty winks soneca. in a wink num instante. to tip somebody the wink dar um aviso ou informação de maneira secreta (para alguém). to wink at something tolerar, fazer que não vê, fechar os olhos a. I winked at it / fiz de conta que não vi. we could not get a wink of sleep não conseguimos dormir, não conseguimos fechar os olhos. -
3 sleep
[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.) dormir2. 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.) sono- 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* * *[sli:p] n 1 sono, soneca. don’t lose any sleep over it / não perca o sono por causa disto. 2 torpor, descanso, morte. 3 excreção no canto do olho de uma pessoa quando acorda. • vt (ps+pp slept) 1 dormir, tirar soneca. I can’t get to sleep / não consigo pregar o olho, não consigo dormir. 2 descansar, estar dormindo, estar inativo, pernoitar. 3 fig estar morto. 4 acomodar, ter espaço ou camas para pessoas dormirem. not to sleep a wink coll não pregar o olho. I have not slept a wink all night / não preguei um olho esta noite. to go to sleep adormecer, pegar no sono. to put to sleep a) pôr para dormir. b) sacrificar, matar um animal doente ou ferido. to sleep around ser promíscuo, dormir e manter relações sexuais com várias pessoas. to sleep away/ off something recuperar-se de alguma coisa durante o sono. to sleep in dormir em casa. to sleep like a log dormir como uma pedra. to sleep one’s last sleep dormir para sempre. to sleep out dormir fora. to sleep over something preocupar-se muito com alguma coisa. to sleep through continuar dormindo, não acordar apesar de algum barulho ou distúrbio. to sleep together dormir juntos, ter relação sexual. to sleep with dormir com, ter relações sexuais com alguém.
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not get a wink of sleep — not sleep a wink phrase to not sleep at all I didn’t get a wink of sleep last night. Thesaurus: being awake and not sleepingsynonym Main entry: wink * * * not get/have a ˈwink of sleep | not sleep a ˈw … Useful english dictionary
not get a wink of sleep — or not sleep a wink to not sleep at all I didn t get a wink of sleep last night … English dictionary
not get a wink of sleep — ► not sleep (or get) a wink (or not get a wink of sleep) not sleep at all. Main Entry: ↑wink … English terms dictionary
not sleep (or get) a wink (or not get a wink of sleep) — not sleep at all. → wink … English new terms dictionary
not get a wink of sleep — If someone doesn t get a wink of sleep, they don t sleep a all. It was so noisy in the hotel, I didn t get a wink of sleep … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
not get a wink — ► not sleep (or get) a wink (or not get a wink of sleep) not sleep at all. Main Entry: ↑wink … English terms dictionary
not have a wink of sleep — not get/have a ˈwink of sleep | not sleep a ˈwink idiom to not be able to sleep • I didn t get a wink of sleep last night. • I hardly slept a wink. Main entry: ↑winkidiom … Useful english dictionary
(not a) wink of sleep — If someone doesn t get a wink of sleep, they don t sleep a all. It was so noisy in the hotel, I didn t get a wink of sleep … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
not sleep a wink — phrase to not sleep at all Thesaurus: being awake and not sleepingsynonym Main entry: sleep * * * not sleep (or get) a wink (or not get a wink of sleep) not sleep at all * * * not get/have a ˈwink of sleep | not sleep a ˈwink … Useful english dictionary
not sleep a wink — not get a wink of sleep or not sleep a wink to not sleep at all I didn t get a wink of sleep last night … English dictionary
wink — ► VERB 1) close and open one eye quickly as a signal of affection or greeting or to convey a message. 2) shine or flash intermittently. ► NOUN ▪ an act of winking. ● as easy as winking Cf. ↑as easy as winking ● … English terms dictionary