napping in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for napping in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.nap¹ <pres part napping; pt, pp napped> [Am næp, Brit nap] VB intr (sleep)

nap

dar cabezadas

to catch sb napping

agarrar a alguien desprevenido

to catch sb napping

coger a alguien desprevenido Spain

II.nap¹ [Am næp, Brit nap] N

nap (short sleep)

sueñecito m inf

nap (short sleep)

sueñito m esp LatAm inf

nap (esp in the afternoon)

siesta f

to have or take a nap

echarse un sueñecito (or una siesta etc.)

nap² [Am næp, Brit nap] N (on fabric)

nap

pelo m

with the nap

en la dirección del pelo

against the nap

a contrapelo

I.nap³ <pres part napping; pt, pp napped> [Am næp, Brit nap] VB trans Brit SPORTS

nap (in horse racing)

pronosticar como ganador

II.nap³ [Am næp, Brit nap] N Brit SPORTS

nap (in horse racing)

pronóstico m

power nap N

power nap

siesta f reconstituyente

afternoon nap N

afternoon nap

siesta f

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acostada

nap

motoso

nap inf

me voy a echar un motoso después de comer

I'm going to have forty winks o a nap after lunch inf

pistito

nap

me voy a echar un pistito

I'm going to have a nap

siesta

nap

en casa no dormimos la siesta

we don't have a siesta o nap at home

me voy a echar una siestecita o RioPl una siestita

I'm going to have a nap o siesta

camarón

nap

echó un camaroncito

he had a quick snooze o nap

napping in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for napping in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.nap¹ [næp] -pp- N

nap

cabezadita f

nap after lunch

siesta f

to have a nap

echarse un sueñecito [o una siesta]

II.nap¹ [næp] -pp- VB intr

nap

echar una cabezadita

nap² [næp] N

nap

pelo m

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afternoon nap

siesta f

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

coger [o pillar] Spain [o agarrar LatAm] a alguien desprevenido

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lanilla

nap

frisa

nap

dar [o echar] una cabezada inf

to have a nap

echar [o dormir] la siesta

to have a nap

descabezar un sueñecito

to have a nap

con la siesta reparo fuerzas

a nap refreshes me

napping Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

afternoon nap

siesta f

to have a nap

echar una cabezadita

to go nap Brit

jugárselo todo

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

coger [o pillar] Spain [o agarrar LatAm] a alguien desprevenido

to have a nap

echarse un sueñecito [o una siesta]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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Pugs tend to have a lazy nature and spend a lot of time 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 abilities and powers begin and end with masticating, defecating, and regular napping.

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Pups can be seen together napping, playing, and feeding.

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His hobbies are napping and honoring his parents.

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We have no intention of being caught napping.

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Napping also helps prevent psychogenic effects (i.e. the effect of sickness being magnified by thinking about it).

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

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Napping disrupts circadian rhythm and hurts your ability to sleep again when you need to.

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