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Общая лексика: дремать, спать чутко -
2 sleep lightly
v.tener el sueño ligero, tener el sueño muy ligero, tener un sueño ligero. -
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lightly ['laɪtlɪ](a) (not heavily) légèrement;∎ lightly dressed légèrement vêtu;∎ it was raining lightly il tombait une pluie fine;∎ she stepped lightly onto the dance floor elle entra sur la piste de danse d'un pas léger;∎ lightly fry the onions faites légèrement dorer les oignons;(b) (casually) légèrement, à la légère;∎ to take sth lightly prendre qch à la légère;∎ "I'm getting married tomorrow", he said lightly "je me marie demain", annonça-t-il d'un air détaché;∎ this is not a decision that we took lightly ce n'est pas une décision que nous avons prise à la légère∎ to get off lightly s'en tirer à bon compte -
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lightly [ˈlaɪtlɪ]a. [stroke, brush] délicatement• lightly boiled egg ≈ œuf m molletb. ( = light-heartedly) [speak] légèrement ; [remark, say] d'un ton dégagé* * *['laɪtlɪ]1) ( delicately) gen légèrement; [move, run] avec légèreté; ( frivolously) [take decision] à la légère2) ( with little punishment) -
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1 (gently, delicately) [touch, kiss, rustle, pat, toss, season] légèrement ; lightly perfumed délicatement parfumé ;2 ( frivolously) [accuse, undertake, dismiss] à la légère ; it is not a decision I have taken lightly ce n'est pas une décision que j'ai prise à la légère ;3 ( not heavily) [move, run, walk] avec légèreté ; [dress] légèrement ; to sleep lightly avoir le sommeil léger ; to wear one's learning lightly ne pas faire étalage de son savoir ;4 ( with little punishment) to get off lightly s'en tirer à bon compte ; to let sb off lightly laisser qn s'en tirer à bon compte ;5 ( casually) [say, answer] avec désinvolture. -
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adverb1) (not heavily) leicht2) (in a small degree) leicht3) (without serious consideration) leichtfertig4) (cheerfully, deprecatingly) leichthinnot treat something lightly — etwas nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmen
take something lightly — etwas nicht [so] ernst nehmen
5) (nimbly) behänd6)get off lightly — (not receive heavy penalty) glimpflich davonkommen; see also academic.ru/42546/let_off">let off 1)
* * *adverb leicht* * *light·ly[ˈlaɪtli]1. (not seriously) leichtfertigaccusations like these are not made \lightly solche Anschuldigungen erhebt man nicht so einfachshe said this \lightly sie sagte das so ganz leichthinnot to take sth \lightly etw nicht leichtnehmen, etw nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmenI tapped \lightly on the door ich klopfte leise [o sacht[e]] an [die Tür]dust the cake \lightly with icing-sugar bestreuen Sie den Kuchen ganz fein mit Puderzuckerto pat/tap sb \lightly jdn leicht tätscheln3. (not deeply) leichtto doze \lightly [nur so] ein wenig vor sich hindösento sleep \lightly einen leichten Schlaf haben4. (slightly) leicht\lightly cooked vegetables Gemüse, das nur ganz kurz gegart wird\lightly cooked popcorn Puffmais m mit etwas Butterto get off \lightly glimpflich davonkommento be let off \lightly nachsichtig behandelt werden* * *['laItlɪ]adv1) touch, rain, eat, wounded, armed, stressed leicht; walk, tread leiselightly clad ( in sth) — leicht (mit etw) bekleidet
to speak lightly of sb/sth — sich abfällig or geringschätzig über jdn/etw äußern
he spoke lightly of his illness — er nahm seine Krankheit auf die leichte Schulter
she referred lightly to the fact that... — sie erwähnte leichthin, dass...
a responsibility not to be lightly undertaken —
* * *lightly adv1. leicht2. wenig:lightly booked weniger gebucht3. gelassen:4. leichtfertig, -sinnig5. leichthin6. geringschätzig* * *adverb1) (not heavily) leicht2) (in a small degree) leicht3) (without serious consideration) leichtfertig4) (cheerfully, deprecatingly) leichthintake something lightly — etwas nicht [so] ernst nehmen
5) (nimbly) behänd6)get off lightly — (not receive heavy penalty) glimpflich davonkommen; see also let off 1)
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['laɪtlɪ]1) (delicately) [ touch] leggermente, delicatamente; [kiss, toss] delicatamente; [ perfumed] leggermente2) (not heavily) [move, run] con leggerezza, agilmente3) (frivolously) [ accuse] con leggerezza* * *adverb leggermente, lievemente* * *lightly /ˈlaɪtlɪ/avv.1 leggermente; lievemente; agilmente3 frivolmente; spensieratamente● to sleep lightly, avere il sonno leggero.* * *['laɪtlɪ]1) (delicately) [ touch] leggermente, delicatamente; [kiss, toss] delicatamente; [ perfumed] leggermente2) (not heavily) [move, run] con leggerezza, agilmente3) (frivolously) [ accuse] con leggerezza -
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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.) dormir
2. 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.) sueño- 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
sleep1 n sueñoyou look tired, you need more sleep pareces cansado, necesitas dormir mássleep2 vb dormirtr[sliːp]1 sueño2 (in eyes) legaña1 (gen) dormir1 (accommodate) tener camas para, poder alojar a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsleep tight que duermas bien, que descansesto cry oneself to sleep llorar hasta quedarse dormido,-ato get to sleep conciliar el sueñoto lose sleep over something perder el sueño por algoto put an animal to sleep sacrificar un animalto put a patient to sleep dormir a un pacienteto sleep like a log / sleep like a top dormir como un tronco, dormir como un lirónto sleep on it consultarlo con la almohadato sleep rough dormir al rasosleep n1) : sueño m2)to go to sleep : dormirsen.• sueño s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: slept) = dormir v.• pasar durmiendo v.sliːp
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1) u c sueño mto go to sleep — dormirse*
she went to sleep almost immediately — se durmió or se quedó dormida casi inmediatamente
I can't get to sleep — no puedo dormirme, no puedo conciliar el sueño
to walk in one's sleep — ser* sonámbulo
not to lose any sleep over somebody/something — no perder* el sueño or no preocuparse por alguien/algo
2) u ( in eyes) lagañas fpl, legañas fpl
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(past & past p slept) intransitive verb dormir*to sleep late — dormir* hasta tarde
goodnight, sleep tight! — hasta mañana, que duermas bien or que descanses
to sleep like a log o baby o (BrE) top — (colloq) dormir* como un tronco or como un lirón or como un bendito (fam)
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sleep vtthe hotel sleeps 200 guests — el hotel tiene 200 camas or puede alojar a 200 personas
Phrasal Verbs:- sleep in- sleep on[sliːp] (vb: pt, pp slept)1. N1) (=rest) sueño mlack of sleep — falta f de sueño
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to drop off to sleep — quedarse dormido•
he fell into a deep sleep — se quedó profundamente dormido•
I couldn't get to sleep — no podía dormirme or conciliar el sueño•
to go to sleep — [person] dormirse, quedarse dormido; (=limb) dormirse•
to have a sleep — dormirto have a little sleep — dormir un rato, descabezar un sueño
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I shan't lose any sleep over it — eso no me va a quitar el sueñoto put an animal to sleep — euph (=kill) sacrificar un animal
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to talk in one's sleep — hablar en sueños•
I didn't get a wink of sleep all night — no pegué ojo en toda la noche- sleep the sleep of the just2. VT1) (=accommodate)can you sleep all of us? — ¿hay cama(s) para todos nosotros?
2) (=rest) dormir3.VI dormir•
I couldn't sleep last night — anoche no pude dormir•
to sleep heavily — (habitually) tener el sueño pesado; (on particular occasion) dormir profundamente•
to sleep on sth — (fig) consultar algo con la almohada•
to sleep out — (=not at home) dormir fuera de casa; (=in open air) dormir al aire libre, pasar la noche al raso•
he slept through the alarm clock — no oyó el despertador•
sleep tight! — ¡que duermas bien!, ¡que descanses!- sleep like a log or top or babyrough 2.4.CPDsleep deprivation N — falta f de sueño
- sleep in* * *[sliːp]
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1) u c sueño mto go to sleep — dormirse*
she went to sleep almost immediately — se durmió or se quedó dormida casi inmediatamente
I can't get to sleep — no puedo dormirme, no puedo conciliar el sueño
to walk in one's sleep — ser* sonámbulo
not to lose any sleep over somebody/something — no perder* el sueño or no preocuparse por alguien/algo
2) u ( in eyes) lagañas fpl, legañas fpl
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(past & past p slept) intransitive verb dormir*to sleep late — dormir* hasta tarde
goodnight, sleep tight! — hasta mañana, que duermas bien or que descanses
to sleep like a log o baby o (BrE) top — (colloq) dormir* como un tronco or como un lirón or como un bendito (fam)
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sleep vtthe hotel sleeps 200 guests — el hotel tiene 200 camas or puede alojar a 200 personas
Phrasal Verbs:- sleep in- sleep on -
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1) ( not seriously) leichtfertig;accusations like these are not made \lightly solche Anschuldigungen erhebt man nicht so einfach;she said this \lightly sie sagte das so ganz leichthin;not to take sth \lightly etw nicht leichtnehmen [o auf die leichte Schulter nehmen];2) ( gently) leicht;( not much) wenig;I tapped \lightly on the door ich klopfte leise [o sacht[e]] an [die Tür];dust the cake \lightly with icing-sugar bestreuen Sie den Kuchen ganz fein mit Puderzucker;to pat/tap sb \lightly jdn leicht tätscheln3) ( not deeply) leicht;to doze \lightly [nur so] ein wenig vor sich hindösen;to sleep \lightly einen leichten Schlaf haben4) ( slightly) leicht;\lightly cooked vegetables Gemüse, das nur ganz kurz gegart wird;\lightly cooked popcorn Puffmais m mit etwas Butterto get off \lightly glimpflich davonkommen;to be let off \lightly nachsichtig behandelt werden -
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1. [ʹlaıtlı] adv1. слегка, едва; чуть-чутьlightly salted food - чуть подсоленная /присоленная/ пища
to sleep lightly - дремать; спать чутко
2. проворно, быстро; легкоoffences not lightly forgotten [forgiven] - оскорбления, которые трудно забыть [нелегко простить]
3. 1) не задумываясь; с лёгким сердцем; беспечноcredulous people believe lightly whatever they hear - доверчивые люди легко верят всему, что слышат
2) легко, без усилийthese are opinions that I have not lightly formed, or that I can lightly quit - эти убеждения не легко у меня сложились, и я не могу легко отказаться от них
4. пренебрежительно, невнимательно2. [ʹlaıtlı] v шотл.♢
lightly come, lightly go - посл. ≅ легко нажито, легко прожитоотноситься презрительно; обращаться с пренебрежением -
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adverb lett, mildadv. \/ˈlaɪtlɪ\/1) lett, forsiktig2) lett, enkelt, uten anstrengelse3) sorgløst, muntert, blidt4) tankeløst, lettsindig, uten vegring, uten videre, overfladisk5) likegyldigget off lightly slippe billig unnalightly clad lettkledd, tynnkleddlightly done lettstekttake something lightly ta lett på noetouch lightly (up)on ( overført) berøre flyktigtread lightly gå med lette steg, trå forsiktig -
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I [sliːp] nсон, дремота, спячкаI can do with very little sleep. — Я могу обойтись небольшим количеством сна.
He hasn't had enough sleep lately. — Он последнее время не досыпает.
My sleep returned. — Ко мне вернулся сон. /Я стал лучше спать.
His sleep was broken by a strange noise. — Он проснулся от какого-то странного шума
- restful sleep- broken sleep
- restless sleep
- hypnotic sleep
- dremless sleep
- morning sleep
- winter sleep
- troubled sleep
- sleep therapy
- few hours of sleep
- loss of sleep
- awake from sleep
- be overcome by lack of sleep
- break smb's sleep- cry oneself to sleep- cut down sleep to five hours- fall in a deep sleep- fall into a heavy sleep
- feel refreshed by sleep
- get a good sleep
- get eight hours' sleep
- get enough sleep
- get the baby off to sleep
- not to get much sleep
- get a short sleep
- get some sleep
- get little sleep
- get no sleep
- go off to sleep
- have a bad night's sleep
- lose sleep over smth
- put smb to sleep
- read smb to sleep
- rub the sleep out of one's eyes
- shake smb smb from of sleep
- sham a deep sleep
- sing smb to sleep
- sink into a deep sleep
- sleep the sleep of the just
- sleep one's last sleep
- start up from one's sleep
- stand in need of sleep
- suffer from loss of sleep
- talk in one's sleep
- die in sleep
- pass away in one's sleep
- sleep the sleep of death
- sleep refreshes II [sliːp] v(slept) спать, засыпатьHe slept through the whole lecture. — Он проспал всю лекцию.
Let sleeping dogs lie. — ◊ Не буди лихо, пока спит тихо.
- sleep fast- sleep lightly
- sleep soundy
- sleep like a log
- sleep a troubled sleepUSAGE:(1.) Глагол to sleep обычно употребляется с обстоятельствами (где, как, когда, сколько): to sleep in the open air (in the train, soundly, for many hours). Для описания самого состояния сна употребляется сочетание с предикативным прилагательным asleep: to be fast (still) asleep, to fall asleep. Для передачи русских глаголов засыпать, уснуть употребляются сочетания с существительным sleep: to go to sleep засыпать; to get to sleep засыпать с трудом/не сразу; to go back to sleep опять заснуть (после прерванного сна); to send smb to sleep усыпить кого-либо. (2.) Русское выражение "хотеть спать" передается сочетанием с прилагательным sleepy: to be (to feel) sleepy. (3.) See asleep, adj -
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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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[sliːp] 1. nsen m2. vi; pt, pp slept 3. vt; pt, pp sleptwe can sleep four — możemy przenocować cztery osoby; place
to put to sleep — animal usypiać (uśpić perf)
to sleep with sb — ( have sex) spać or sypiać z kimś
Phrasal Verbs:- sleep in* * *[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.) spać2. 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.) sen- sleeper- sleepless
- sleepy
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- sleeping-bag
- sleeping-pill / sleeping-tablet
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalker
- put to sleep
- sleep like a log/top
- sleep off
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['laɪtlɪ]to fry sth lightly Culin — far soffriggere qc
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1. adv1) злегка; ледьto sleep lightly — дрімати, спати чутко
2) швидко, проворно, легко3) не замислюючись; з легким серцем; безпечно; несерйозно4) легко, без зусиль5) необдумано, безтурботно6) незначно, небагато, трохи7) зневажливо, байдуже2. vставитися зневажливо; поводитися із зневагою* * *I [`laitli] adv1) злегка, ледве, ледь-ледь2) моторно, швидко; легко3) не замислюючись; з легким серцем; безтурботно; легко, без зусиль4) зневажливо, неуважноII [`laitli] v; діал.ставитися презирливо; поводитися зневажливо -
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1. Iit is time to sleep пора спать; I could not sleep я не мог заснуть, мне не спалось2. IIsleep in some manner sleep badly (soundly, lightly, heavily, peacefully, fitfully, dreamlessly, restfully, etc.) плохо и т.д. спать; 1 don't sleep well у меня плохой сон; sleep together спать вместе; sleep for some time the habit of sleeping late in the morning привычка долго спать по утрам /поздно вставать/; she is still sleeping она еще спит /еще не просыпалась/; don't wake him sleep let him sleep on не будите его sleep пусть еще поспит; his hatred never slept его ненависть никогда не угасала /не затухала/3. III1) sleep smth. sleep eight hours (all the morning, etc.) (про)спать восемь часов и т.д.; I hardly slept all night я почти не сомкнул глаз всю ночь; not to sleep a wink глаз не сомкнуть; sleep a dreamless sleep спать без сновидений; sleep the sleep of the just (of the innocent) спать сном праведника; sleep one's last sleep заснуть последним сном, умереть2) sleep smb. this hotel sleeps 300 guests гостиница рассчитана на триста спальных мест; this trailer sleeps three people в трейлере могут ночевать /спать/ три человека; we can dine you and sleep you мы можем накормить вас обедом и устроить на ночь /на ночлег/4. IVsleep smth. for some time sleep the night through (the clock round, etc.) проспать всю ночь и т.д.5. XIbe slept in his bed was not slept in last night он вчера не ночевал дома6. XVIsleep on (out, in, under, etc.) smth., smb. sleep on the floor (out of doors /in the open air, under the open sky/, under a hedge, on one's side, on a pillow, apart from each other, etc.) спать на полу и т.д.; sleep in London (at a hotel, at a neighbour's, away from home, etc.) ночевать в Лондоне и т.д.; I slept at their place я переночевал у них; I slept through the alarm я не услышал будильника; I can sleep through any amount of noise шум мне не мешает спать; sleep in the grave /in the churchyard, in one's tomb/ покоиться в могиле; the seeds sleep in the ground all winter семена лежат /спят/ в земле всю зиму; sleep during (for, etc.) smth. sleep during the night (for ten hours, beyond one's usual time, etc.) спать ночью и т.д.; for the moment feuds and animosities are sleeping распри и вражда пока улеглись id sleep in peace мерно спать; sleep with one eye open чутко спать7. XVIIsleep without doing smth. sleep without waking спать, не просыпаясь; not to sleep for /from/ doing smth. I cannot sleep for /from/ thinking of him я не мог заснуть, все думал о нем, мысли о нем не давали мне уснуть8. XVIIIsleep oneself to some state sleep oneself sober проспаться, протрезветь9. XIX1sleep like smth., smb. sleep like a top /like a log, like a lord, etc./ спать без задних ног, спать как убитый; sleep like an innocent babe спать как младенец -
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̈ɪˈlaɪtlɪ I нареч.
1) слегка, незначительно, чуть-чуть Put the onions in the pan and cook until lightly browned. ≈ Положите лук на сковородку и слегка поджарьте. He was dozing lightly in his chair. ≈ Он подремывал в своем кресле. Syn: gently
2) несерьезно, пренебрежительно, необдуманно The problem should not be passed over lightly. ≈ К этой проблеме надо отнестись серьезно. to take lightly ≈ не принимать всерьез
3) а) легко, без труда Syn: easily б) проворно, расторопно Syn: swiftly
4) весело, беспечно Syn: gaily, light-heartedly, cheerfully, merrily II гл.;
преим. шотланд. обращаться( с кем-л.) пренебрежительно;
относиться с презрением Syn: despise, disparage, disdain
2. слегка, едва;
чуть-чуть - * salted food чуть подсоленная /присоленная/ пища - * cooked слегка отваренный - to sleep * дремать;
спать чутко - they were but * rewarded им дали лишь небольшое вознаграждение проворно, быстро;
легко - offences not * forgotten оскорбления, которые трудно забыть не задумываясь;
с легким сердцем;
беспечно - to take * не принимать всерьез - creduluos people believe * whatever they hear доверчивые люди легко верят всему, что слышат легко, без усилий - these are opinions that I have not * formed, or that I can * quit эти убеждения не легко у меня сложились, и я не могу легко отказаться от них пренебрежительно, невнимательно > * come, * go (пословица) легко нажито, легко прожито (шотландское) относиться презрительно;
обращаться с пренебрежением lightly безразлично, пренебрежительно ~ легко, без усилий ~ необдуманно, беспечно ~ несерьезно;
с легким сердцем;
to take lightly не принимать всерьез ~ шотл. обращаться (с кем-л.) пренебрежительно ~ слегка;
чуть ~ несерьезно;
с легким сердцем;
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§ (slept, slept) ძილი§1 ძილიdeep, profound, sound / light sleep ღრმა / ფხიზელი ძილი2 (slept) დაძინება (დაიძინებს)●●I slept like a log მკვდარივით მეძინა●●he sank into a deep sleep ღრმა ძილს მიეცა●●stupid with sleep ძილისაგან გამოშტერებული / გამოთაყვანებული●●I didn't sleep a wink თვალი არ მომიხუჭავსshe accustomed herself to sleeping in a cold room ცივ ოთახში ძილს თავი შეაჩვია
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lightly — (adv.) O.E. leohtlice so as not to be heavy (of material things, but also of sleep, blows, etc.); cognate with O.Fris. lichtelik, O.H.G. lihtlihho, Ger. leichtlich, O.N. lettlega (see LIGHT (Cf. light) (adj.1)). Meaning frivolously, indifferently … Etymology dictionary
sleep with one eye open — sleep very lightly, aware of what is happening around one … Useful english dictionary
sleep — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 condition of rest ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ light ▪ much needed ▪ I m off to bed for some much needed sleep. ▪ adequate … Collocations dictionary
sleep — I n. 1) to induce sleep 2) to get (enough) sleep 3) deep, heavy, profound, sound; fitful; light; restful sleep 4) (misc.) to go to sleep; to walk in one s sleep; to put to sleep ( to kill ); ( to make unconscious ); to lose sleep over ( to worry… … Combinatory dictionary
lightly — adv. Lightly is used with these adjectives: ↑armed, ↑armoured, ↑clothed, ↑loaded, ↑scented, ↑spicy, ↑tanned, ↑wooded Lightly is used with these verbs: ↑beat, ↑brush, ↑bu … Collocations dictionary
lightly — Ⅰ. light [1] ► NOUN 1) the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible; electromagnetic radiation from about 390 to 740 nm in wavelength. 2) a source of illumination. 3) a device producing a flame or spark. 4) (lights) traffic… … English terms dictionary