zonk out
zonk out
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (to fall soundly asleep)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. quedarse frito (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I zonked out the second my head hit the pillow.Me quedé frito apenas la cabeza tocó la almohada.
b. quedarse como un tronco (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
At the end of a twelve-hour shift, Valentina goes home and zonks out.Al cabo de un turno de doce horas, Valentina regresa a casa y se queda como un tronco.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
2. (colloquial) (to exhaust)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. dejar rendido
The flight to Australia zonked me out. I was useless for a solid two days afterward.El vuelo a Australia me dejó rendido. Después estuve que no servía para nada durante dos días enteros.
b. dejar hecho polvo (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The pain meds they put me on at the hospital really zonked me out.Los calmantes que me dieron en el hospital me dejaron hecho polvo.
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