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sleep·y
(slē′pē)adj. sleep·i·er, sleep·i·est
1.
a. Ready for or needing sleep.
b. Sluggish from sleep.
2. Inducing sleep.
3. Inactive; quiet: a sleepy rural town.
sleep′i·ly adv.
sleep′i·ness n.
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sleepy
(ˈsliːpɪ)adj, sleepier or sleepiest
1. inclined to or needing sleep; drowsy
2. characterized by or exhibiting drowsiness, sluggishness, etc
3. conducive to sleep; soporific
4. without activity or bustle: a sleepy town.
ˈsleepily adv
ˈsleepiness n
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sleep•y
(ˈsli pi)adj. sleep•i•er, sleep•i•est.
1. ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy.
2. of or showing drowsiness.
3. lethargic; inactive: a sleepy village.
4. inducing sleep; soporific: sleepy warmth.
[1175–1225]
sleep′i•ly, adv.
sleep′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | sleepy - ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded students" asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" |
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sleepy
adjective
1. drowsy, sluggish, lethargic, heavy, dull, inactive, somnolent, torpid, slumbersome I was beginning to feel amazingly sleepy.
drowsy active, alert, lively, awake, energetic, animated, restless, attentive, boisterous, wide-awake, alive and kicking, wakeful, full of beans (informal)
drowsy active, alert, lively, awake, energetic, animated, restless, attentive, boisterous, wide-awake, alive and kicking, wakeful, full of beans (informal)
2. soporific, hypnotic, somnolent, sleep-inducing, slumberous How long we spent there in that sleepy heat, I don't know.
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sleepy
adjective2. Inducing sleep or sedation:
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Translations
ospalý
søvnigsløv
uninenunelias
pospan
dauflegurdauflegur, sofandisyfjaîur
眠い
졸리는
zaspan
sömnigtröttpömsig
ง่วงนอน
buồn ngủ
sleepy
[ˈsliːpɪ] ADJ (sleepier (compar) (sleepiest (superl)))1. (= drowsy) [person, voice] → soñoliento
to be or feel sleepy → tener sueño
I began to feel sleepy → me empezó a entrar sueño, me entró sueño
she came in looking very sleepy → entró con cara de sueño
to be or feel sleepy → tener sueño
I began to feel sleepy → me empezó a entrar sueño, me entró sueño
she came in looking very sleepy → entró con cara de sueño
2. (= quiet) [place] → tranquilo (pej) → soporífero
a sleepy little village → un pueblecito tranquilo
a sleepy summer's afternoon → una soporífera tarde de verano
a sleepy little village → un pueblecito tranquilo
a sleepy summer's afternoon → una soporífera tarde de verano
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sleepy
[ˈsliːpi] adj [person] → qui a sommeil, qui a envie de dormir
to be sleepy → avoir sommeil, avoir envie de dormir
I was feeling sleepy → J'avais sommeil., J'avais envie de dormir.
to be sleepy → avoir sommeil, avoir envie de dormir
I was feeling sleepy → J'avais sommeil., J'avais envie de dormir.
[town, village] → tranquille
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sleepy
adj (+er)
(= drowsy) person, voice etc → müde, schläfrig; (= not yet awake) → verschlafen; to be/look sleepy → müde sein/aussehen; I feel very sleepy by midnight → gegen Mitternacht bin ich schon sehr müde
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sleepy
[ˈsliːpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person, voice, look) → assonnato/a, sonnolento/a; (village) → addormentato/ato be or feel sleepy → avere sonno
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sleep
(sliːp) – past tense, past participle slept (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.
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.
ˈsleeper noun1. a person who sleeps. Nothing occurred to disturb the sleepers.
2. a berth or compartment for sleeping, on a railway train. I'd like to book a sleeper on the London train.
ˈsleepless adjective without sleep. He spent a sleepless night worrying about the situation.
ˈsleepy adjective1. inclined to sleep; drowsy. I feel very sleepy after that long walk.
2. not (seeming to be) alert. She always has a sleepy expression.
3. (of places etc) very quiet; lacking entertainment and excitement. a sleepy town.
ˈsleepily adverbˈsleepiness noun
ˈsleeping-bag noun
a kind of large warm bag for sleeping in, used by campers etc.
ˈsleeping-pill / ˈsleeping-tablet nouns a kind of pill that can be taken to make one sleep. She tried to commit suicide by swallowing an overdose of sleeping-pills.
ˈsleepwalk verb to walk about while asleep. She was sleepwalking again last night.
ˈsleepwalker nounput to sleep
1. to cause (a person or animal) to become unconscious by means of an anaesthetic; to anaesthetize. The doctor will give you an injection to put you to sleep.
2. to kill (an animal) painlessly, usually by the injection of a drug. As she was so old and ill my cat had to be put to sleep.
sleep like a log/top to sleep very well and soundly.
sleep off to recover from (something) by sleeping. She's in bed sleeping off the effects of the party.
sleep on to put off making a decision about (something) overnight. I'll sleep on it and let you know tomorrow.
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sleepy
→ نَعْسَان ospalý søvnig schläfrig νυσταγμένος somnoliento uninen endormi pospan assonnato 眠い 졸리는 slaperig søvnig senny sonolento сонный sömnig ง่วงนอน uykulu buồn ngủ 困倦的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sleepy
adj (comp -ier; super -iest) que tiene sueño, somnoliento (form); to be — tener sueño; to make — dar sueño; This medicine may make you sleepy.. Este medicamento le puede dar sueño.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.