napping in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for napping in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.nap¹ [Brit nap, Am næp] N (snooze)

nap

sonnellino m

nap

pisolino m

nap

riposino m

to have or take a nap

fare una dormitina or schiacciare un pisolino

to have or take a nap (after lunch)

fare un riposino or una siesta

II.nap¹ <forma in -ing napping, pt, pp napped> [Brit nap, Am næp] VB intr

nap

fare un sonnellino, schiacciare un pisolino

III.nap¹ [Brit nap, Am næp]

to catch sb napping (off guard) inf

cogliere qn alla sprovvista

nap² [Brit nap, Am næp] N

1. nap (raised hairs):

nap

pelo m

velvet that has lost its nap

velluto liso

2. nap (direction of cut):

nap

pelo m

with the nap

nella direzione del pelo

against the nap

contropelo

I.nap³ [Brit nap, Am næp] N

1. nap GAMES:

nap

napoleone m

2. nap Brit HORSE RAC:

nap

(cavallo) favorito m

II.nap³ <forma in -ing napping, pt, pp napped> [Brit nap, Am næp] VB trans Brit HORSE RAC

to nap the winner

indicare il cavallo favorito

III.nap³ [Brit nap, Am næp]

to go nap (on sth) inf

scommettere tutto (su qc)

afternoon nap N

afternoon nap

riposino m (pomeridiano)

afternoon nap

siesta f

power nap [Brit, Am] N

power nap

sonnellino m rigenerante

Translations for napping in the Italian»English Dictionary

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riposino

nap

fare un riposino

to have or take a nap

pennichella

nap

fare una pennichella

to have or take a nap

sonnellino

nap

fare un sonnellino

to have or take a nap

sonnellino pomeridiano

afternoon nap

dormitina

nap

fare or farsi una dormitina

to have or take a nap

siesta

nap

fare una siesta

to have a siesta, to have or take a nap

napping in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for napping in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.nap¹ [næp] (sleep) N

nap

pisolino m

nap after lunch

pennichella f

to take a nap

fare un pisolino [o una pennichella]

II.nap¹ <-pp-> [næp] (sleep) VB intr

nap

schiacciare un pisolino

nap² [næp] N (on fabric)

nap

pelo m

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to catch sb with their pants down, to catch sb napping fig

cogliere qu alla sprovvista

afternoon nap

sonnellino (m pomeridiano)

Translations for napping in the Italian»English Dictionary

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riposino

nap

dormitina

nap

pisolino

nap

fare [o schiacciare] un pisolino

to take a nap

sonnellino

nap

fare [o farsi] un sonnellino

to take a nap

contropelo

against the nap

schiacciare un pisolino [o sonnellino] inf

to take a nap

napping Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to catch sb with their pants down, to catch sb napping fig

cogliere qu alla sprovvista

to take a nap

fare un pisolino [o una pennichella]

afternoon nap

sonnellino (m pomeridiano)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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We have no intention of being caught napping.

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Most of the walls are crammed with bookshelves, and most of its patrons spend the day in napping, reading, and low-stakes gambling.

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They are depicted as strong but gentle creatures, who pass their time napping and eating honey.

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Due to the extreme weather, napping between noontime is a common.

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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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His abilities and powers begin and end with masticating, defecating, and regular 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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His hobbies are napping and honoring his parents.

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It is common to see students studying, napping, and sun bathing on the knoll at any given time during the year.

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