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A short unintentional nap, an instance of dozing off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To fall asleep unintentionally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
change from a waking to a sleeping state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he always falls asleep during lectures
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, drowse off
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: zonk out
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
瞌睡
(kēshuì)
— unintentional nap
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Chinese Mandarin:
盹
— unintentional nap
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Finnish:
uinahdus
— unintentional nap
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Galician:
soneca
— unintentional nap
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Galician:
sonada
— unintentional nap
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Polish:
drzemka
— unintentional nap
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Cherokee:
ᎦᏢᏍᎦ
(gatlvsga)
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Chinese Mandarin:
打瞌睡
(dǎkēshuì)
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Chinese Mandarin:
打盹
(dǎdǔn)
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Dutch:
indutten
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Finnish:
uinahtaa
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Finnish:
pilkkiä
— fall asleep unintentionally
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French:
s'assoupir
— fall asleep unintentionally
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German:
einnicken
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Italian:
assopirsi
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Italian:
appisolarsi
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Japanese:
うとうとする
(utouto suru)
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Muong:
táy ngât
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Polish:
zdrzemnąć się
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Polish:
odpływać
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Polish:
odpłynąć
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Portuguese:
cair no sono
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Portuguese:
passar pelas brasas
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Russian:
задрема́ть
(zadremátʹ)
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Serbo-Croatian:
zadrijémati
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Serbo-Croatian:
pridrijémati
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Spanish:
adormecerse
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Spanish:
cabecear
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Spanish:
quedarse transpuesto
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Spanish:
quedarse dormido
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Spanish:
adormitarse
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Spanish:
adormilarse
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Spanish:
amodorrarse
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Spanish:
dormitar
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Spanish:
transponerse
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Sranan Tongo:
dyonko
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Swedish:
slumra till
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Thai:
หลับใน
(làp-nai)
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Turkish:
uyuklamak
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Ukrainian:
задріма́ти
(zadrimáty)
— fall asleep unintentionally
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Vietnamese:
ngủ gật
— fall asleep unintentionally