sleep in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.sleep [Am slip, Brit sliːp] N

1. sleep U or C:

sleep
sueño m
I need my eight hours' sleep
yo necesito mis ocho horas de sueño
her eyes were heavy with sleep
se le caían los ojos de sueño
to go to sleep
dormirse
she went to sleep almost immediately
se durmió or se quedó dormida casi inmediatamente
my foot has gone to sleep
se me ha dormido el pie
to get to sleep
dormirse
I can't get to sleep
no puedo dormirme
I can't get to sleep
no puedo conciliar el sueño
try and get some sleep
trata de dormir un poco
I didn't get any sleep last night
anoche no dormí nada or no pude dormir
he is suffering from (a) lack of sleep
lo que tiene es falta de sueño
I'm not tired: I had a sleep on the train
no estoy cansado, dormí un poco en el tren
I haven't had a decent night's sleep in weeks
hace semanas que no duermo una noche entera
to put sb to sleep I'll give you an injection to put you to sleep
le voy a dar una inyección para dormirlo
the cat had to be put to sleep euph
hubo que sacrificar al gato euph
to send sb to sleep
(hacer) dormir a alguien
the motion of the car sent her to sleep
el movimiento del coche la hizo dormir or la durmió
his conversation sends me to sleep
su conversación me duerme
his conversation sends me to sleep
su conversación me resulta soporífera
to wake sb out of her/his sleep
despertar a alguien
to walk in one's sleep
ser sonámbulo
to talk in one's sleep
hablar dormido
deep sleep PHYSIOL
sueño m profundo
the big sleep euph
el sueño eterno euph
not to lose any sleep over sb/sth
no perder el sueño or no preocuparse por alguien/algo
he's not worth losing any sleep over
no vale la pena perder el sueño por él
to sleep the sleep of the just
dormir el sueño de los justos

II.sleep <pt & pp slept> [Am slip, Brit sliːp] VB intr

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III.sleep <pt & pp slept> [Am slip, Brit sliːp] VB trans

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sleep over VB [Am slip -, Brit sliːp -] Am (v + adv)

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I.sleep through VB [Am slip -, Brit sliːp -] (v + prep + o)

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II.sleep through VB [Am slip -, Brit sliːp -] (v + adv)

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sleep off VB [Am slip -, Brit sliːp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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sleep together VB [Am slip -, Brit sliːp -] (v + adv) euph

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sleep out VB [Am slip -, Brit sliːp -] (v + adv)

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sleep on VB [Am slip -, Brit sliːp -] (v + prep + o)

sleep with VB [Am slip -, Brit sliːp -] (v + prep + o) euph

sleep in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sleep in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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I.sleep [sli:p] slept, slept N

II.sleep [sli:p] slept, slept VB intr

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Translations for sleep in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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somnífero (-a)
sleep-inducing
apolillo
sleep

sleep Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to fall into a deep sleep
caer en un sueño profundo
to put an animal to sleep (kill)
sacrificar un animal
to have sleep in one's eyes
tener lagañas
to rub the sleep from one's eyes
quitarse las lagañas
to sleep right through the night
dormir de un tirón
this monotony is sending me to sleep
esta monotonía me duerme
however hard I try, I cannot sleep
por más que lo intento, no consigo dormirme
you have sleep in your eyes
tienes legañas
to sleep on ones left side
dormir del lado izquierdo
not to sleep a wink all night
pasar una noche en blanco
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Patients with severe attacks of apnea during sleep may suffer respiratory depression (hypoventilation), leading to respiratory arrest and death.
en.wikipedia.org
I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.
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In addition, meromy issues, weight gain, headaches, even impotency can happen due to sleep apnea when not treated.
thechart.blogs.cnn.com
Stress is not only psychological, it manifests as various symptoms such as headache, muscle pain, stomach upset, and sleep problems.
www.hindustantimes.com
This too has health implications: a collar size of 17 increases the risk of snoring and sleep apnoea -- where you stop breathing while asleep.
www.dailymail.co.uk
He is seemingly left to sleep off whatever it is ailing him - hangover, jet lag or just plain exhaustion.
traveller24.news24.com
Complete absence of sleep over long periods has not been seen in humans (unless they suffer from fatal familial insomnia); it appears that brief microsleeps can not be avoided.
en.wikipedia.org
The report calls artificial light "a man-made self-experiment" that throws sleep out of whack.
articles.courant.com
At worst, central sleep apnea may cause sudden death.
en.wikipedia.org
It has been proposed that REM sleep is necessary for preparation of many integrative functions, of which one is consciousness.
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