napping in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for napping in the English»French Dictionary

I.nap [Brit nap, Am næp] N

1. nap (snooze):

nap

petit somme m

to have or take a nap

faire un petit somme

to have or take a nap (after lunch)

faire la sieste

2. nap TEXTIL (pile):

nap

poil m

velvet that has lost its nap

velours râpé or élimé

3. nap TEXTIL (direction of cut):

nap

sens m

with the nap

dans le sens du tissu

against the nap

à rebrousse-poil

4. nap GAMES:

nap

nap m

5. nap Brit HORSE RAC:

nap

favori m

II.nap <pres part etc napping, napped> [Brit nap, Am næp] VB trans Brit HORSE RAC

to nap the winner

donner le cheval gagnant

III.nap <pres part napping; pret, pp napped> [Brit nap, Am næp] VB intr

nap

sommeiller

nap

faire un petit somme

IV.nap [Brit nap, Am næp]

to catch sb napping (off guard) inf

prendre qn au dépourvu or à l'improviste

to go nap (on sth) inf

tout miser (sur qc)

power nap N

power nap

petit somme m de récupération

afternoon nap N

afternoon nap

sieste f

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little nap, snooze

petit

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clopet inf

nap

sieste

nap, siesta

faire la sieste

to have ou take a nap, to have a siesta

une courte sieste

a short nap ou siesta

roupillon

nap

piquer ou faire un roupillon

to take a nap

brosser à rebrousse-poil velours

to brush [sth] against the nap

somme

nap

faire un (petit) somme

to have ou take a nap

brosser une étoffe à rebours

to brush a cloth against the nap

napping in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for napping in the English»French Dictionary

I.nap¹ [næp] N

nap

sieste f

to have a nap

faire une sieste

II.nap¹ <-pp-> [næp] VB intr

nap

faire une sieste

to be caught napping

être pris au dépourvu

nap² [næp] inv N

nap

poil m

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roupillon

nap

piquer un roupillon

to have a nap [or a snooze]

somme

nap

piquer un somme inf

to take a nap

se sentir ravigoté par une sieste

to feel refreshed by an afternoon nap

piquer un roupillon/une tête

to have a nap

napping Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a nap

faire une sieste

to be caught napping

être pris au dépourvu

to feel refreshed by an afternoon nap

se sentir ravigoté par une sieste

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Systematic napping may be considered necessary in such situations.

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Longer naps were found to be better, with some cognitive functions benefiting more from napping than others.

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Much of the effect of acute sleep deprivation can be countered by napping, with longer naps giving more benefit than shorter naps.

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His hobbies are napping and honoring his parents.

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He suffered a possible heart attack while napping on his sofa after an afternoon of gardening.

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Instead of asking for his help she lets him leave after telling him she was napping.

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Beauty, who left because she did not like the food they cooked, came back to the hacienda to find the housemates napping.

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They are so manifestly the results of actual observation that they almost impress us as personal confidences, and make us ashamed of being caught napping.

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We have no intention of being caught napping.

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They are capable of being athletic, but usually that activity is in bursts; they are active for short periods of time followed by napping.

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