sleep [sliːp] slept (past)
noun
1 (rest) sueño; (m)
lack of sleep falta de sueño; (f) I need some sleep necesito dormir
to drop off to sleepdrop quedarse dormido
he fell into a deep sleepfell se quedó profundamente dormido
I couldn't get to sleepget no podía dormirme conciliar el sueño;or
to go to sleepgo [+person] dormirse; quedarse dormido; (limb) dormirse
to have a sleephave dormir
to have a good night's sleep dormir bien (durante) toda la noche; to have a little sleep dormir un rato; descabezar un sueño
I shan't lose any sleep over itlose eso no me va a quitar el sueño
to put sb to sleepput [+patient] dormir a algn
to put an animal to sleep (euphemistic) (kill) sacrificar un animal
to send sb to sleepsend (bore) dormir a algn
to talk in one's sleeptalk hablar en sueños
to walk in one's sleepwalk pasearse dormido; (habitually) ser sonámbulo
she walked downstairs in her sleep estando dormida bajó la escalera
I didn't get a wink of sleep all nightwink no pegué ojo en toda la noche
to sleep the sleep of the just dormir a pierna suelta
verb:transitive
verb:intransitive
dormirI couldn't sleep last nightcouldn't anoche no pude dormir
to sleep deeplydeeply dormir profundamente a pierna suelta;or
to sleep heavilyheavily (habitually) tener el sueño pesado; (on particular occasion) dormir profundamente
to sleep lightlylightly (habitually) tener el sueño ligero
she was sleeping lightly no estaba profundamente dormida
to sleep on sthon consultar algo con la almohada
to sleep outout (not at home) dormir fuera de casa; (in open air) dormir al aire libre; pasar la noche al raso
to sleep soundlysoundly dormir profundamente a pierna suelta;or
he was sleeping soundly estaba profundamente dormido
he slept through the alarm clockthrough no oyó el despertador
I slept through till the afternoon dormí hasta la tarde
sleep tight!tight ¡que duermas bien!; ¡que descanses!
to sleep with sbwith (euphemistic) (have sex) acostarse con algn
to sleep like a log top babyoror dormir como un tronco
