sleep
/sliːp/ nom B1En français : sommeil, chassie
- The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm. · I really need some sleep.· We need to conduct an overnight sleep test to diagnose your sleep problem.
- An act or instance of sleeping. · I’m just going to have a quick sleep.· a sound night’s sleep
- A night.
- Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
- A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.
- The hibernation of animals.
Pluriel sleeps
Verbes à particule et expressions
Dans la bibliothèque
The woman now gave Dorothy a bed to sleep in, and Toto lay down beside her, while the Lion guarded the door of her room so she might not be disturbed.
The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman stood up in a corner and kept quiet all night, although of course they could not sleep.
“Well,” said the woman, after thinking it over and taking another peep at the Lion, “if that is the case you may come in, and I will give you some supper and a place to sleep.”
It was about this time that Dorothy woke from her long sleep and opened her eyes.
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