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1 doze off
(momentarily) assopirsi; (to sleep) addormentarsi* * *(to go into a light sleep.) appisolarsi* * *vi + adv* * *(momentarily) assopirsi; (to sleep) addormentarsi -
2 doze
I [dəʊz]nome sonnellino m., pisolino m.II [dəʊz]to have a doze — fare o schiacciare un pisolino
verbo intransitivo [person, cat] sonnecchiare, dormicchiare- doze off* * *[dəuz] 1. verb(to sleep lightly for short periods: The old lady dozed in her chair.) sonnecchiare2. noun(a short sleep.) sonnellino, pisolino- doze off* * *[dəʊz]1. nsonnellino, pisolino2. vi•- doze off* * *doze /dəʊz/n.sonnellino; pisolino.(to) doze /dəʊz/v. i.sonnecchiare; dormicchiare: I dozed for a few minutes but didn't sleep properly, ho sonnecchiato qualche minuto, ma non ho dormito come si deve; She was dozing by the fire, si era appisolata davanti al fuoco● to doze off, appisolarsi.* * *I [dəʊz]nome sonnellino m., pisolino m.II [dəʊz]to have a doze — fare o schiacciare un pisolino
verbo intransitivo [person, cat] sonnecchiare, dormicchiare- doze off -
3 drift off
1) (doze off) appisolarsi2) (leave) allontanarsi a poco a poco* * *vi + adv(fall asleep) scivolare nel sonno* * *1) (doze off) appisolarsi2) (leave) allontanarsi a poco a poco -
4 nod ***
[nɒd]1. nto give sb a nod — fare un cenno col capo a qn, (answering yes) accennare di sì a qn, fare di sì col capo a qn
2. vt3. vi1) fare un cenno col capo, (say yes) far segno di sì col capo, annuire•- nod off
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doze off — verb change from a waking to a sleeping state he always falls asleep during lectures • Syn: ↑fall asleep, ↑dope off, ↑flake out, ↑drift off, ↑nod off, ↑drop off, ↑drowse off … Useful english dictionary
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doze off — the guy in front of us would doze off between all the musical numbers Syn: fall asleep, go to sleep, drop off; informal nod off, drift off, sack out, conk out … Thesaurus of popular words
doze off — PHRASAL VERB If you doze off you fall into a light sleep, especially during the daytime. [V P] I closed my eyes for a minute and must have dozed off … English dictionary
doze off — verb To fall asleep unintentionally … Wiktionary
doze off — fall asleep, snooze, rest … English contemporary dictionary
ˌdoze ˈoff — phrasal verb to start to sleep without intending to … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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doze — [ douz ] verb intransitive to sleep for a short time, especially during the day ╾ doze noun singular ,doze off phrasal verb intransitive to start to sleep, especially during the day and without intending to: I dozed off in front of the television … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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