sleep

dormir

sleep(slip)

intransitive verb

1. (to rest)

a. dormir

My neighbor's dog was barking all night and I couldn't sleep.

El perro de mi vecino estaba ladrando la noche entera y no pude dormir.

2. (to spend the night)

a. dormir

His kids sleep at their grandparents' house every weekend.

Sus hijos duermen en la casa de sus abuelos todos los fines de semana.

3. (to have sex with; used with "with")

a. acostarse con

Rumor has it that the boss is sleeping with his secretary.

Corre el rumor de que el jefe se acuesta con su secretaria.

b. dormir con

I'm fond of you, but I don't want to sleep with you. There's no chemistry between us.

Te tengo cariño, pero no quiero dormir contigo. No hay química entre nosotros.

transitive verb

4. (to accomodate)

a. alojar

This house can sleep up to 15 people.

Esta casa puede alojar hasta 15 personas.

noun

5. (rest)

a. el sueño

(M)

There are a number of ailments that can affect your quality of sleep.

Existen varias enfermedades que pueden afectar la calidad de su sueño.

6. (eye secretion)

a. las legañas

(F)

He yawned and rubbed the sleep from his eyes.

Bostezó y se limpió las legañas de los ojos.

sleep

Noun

1. (rest)

a. el sueño

(M)

to go to sleepdormirse

to put somebody to sleepdormir a alguien

to put an animal to sleepsacrificar a un animal

to send somebody to sleepdar sueño or aburrir a alguien

I'm not losing any sleep over itno me quita el sueño

to walk/talk in one's sleepcaminar/hablar en sueños

my foot has gone to sleepse me ha dormido el pie

2. (in eye)

a. la legañas

(F)

intransitive verb

3. (general)

a. dormir

sleep well!¡que duermas bien!, ¡que descanses!

4. (euph)

a.

to sleep with somebodyacostarse con alguien

I slept through the alarmno oí el despertador

I'll sleep on itlo consultaré con la almohada

to sleep roughdormir a la intemperie

transitive verb

5. (general)

a.

the cottage sleeps fourla casa puede albergar a cuatro personas

I haven't slept a wink all nightno he pegado ojo en toda la noche

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sleep [sliːp] slept (past)

noun

1 (rest) sueño (m)

lack of sleep falta (f) de sueño; I need some sleep necesito dormir

He went home for a sleep. Suddenly the girl gave a cry in her sleep I haven't been getting enough sleep recently She fell into a dreamless sleep a [deep] sleep You'll feel better if you have a little sleep

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 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

After three days they were exhausted from lack of sleep

I shan't lose any sleep over it eso no me va a quitar el sueño

to put sb to sleep [+patient] dormir a algn

to put an animal to sleep (kill) sacrificar un animal

to send sb to sleep (bore) dormir a algn

to talk in one's sleep hablar en sueños

to walk in one's sleep 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 night no pegué ojo en toda la noche

I didn't get a wink of sleep because of the party upstairs

to sleep the sleep of the just dormir a pierna suelta

2 (in eyes) legañas (f)

Our eyes were clogged with sleep you've got sleep in your eyes to rub the sleep from one's eyes

transitive verb

1 (accommodate)

we can sleep four hay cama para cuatro; can you sleep all of us? ¿hay cama(s) para todos nosotros?

2 (rest) dormir

I only slept a couple of hours solo dormí un par de horas; to sleep the hours away pasar las horas durmiendo

intransitive verb

dormir

I couldn't sleep last night anoche no pude dormir

to sleep deeply dormir profundamente or a pierna suelta

to sleep heavily (habitually) tener el sueño pesado; (on particular occasion) dormir profundamente

he had been out drinking with his friends, and was sleeping heavily on the sofa

to sleep lightly (habitually) tener el sueño ligero

she was sleeping lightly no estaba profundamente dormida

to sleep on sth 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

to sleep soundly dormir profundamente or a pierna suelta

he was sleeping soundly estaba profundamente dormido

he slept through the alarm clock no oyó el despertador

I slept through till the afternoon dormí hasta la tarde

sleep tight! ¡que duermas bien!; ¡que descanses!

to sleep with sb (have sex) acostarse con algn

to sleep like a log or top or baby dormir como un tronco

rough