twilight sleep in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for twilight sleep in the English»Spanish Dictionary

twilight sleep N U

twilight sleep

sueño m crepuscular

Translations for twilight sleep in the Spanish»English Dictionary

sueño crepuscular

twilight sleep

Translations for twilight sleep in the English»Spanish Dictionary

twilight [Am ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt, Brit ˈtwʌɪlʌɪt] N U

1. twilight (dusk):

twilight

crepúsculo m

at twilight

al ponerse el sol

2. twilight (half-light):

twilight

penumbra f

the room was in twilight

la habitación estaba en penumbra or a media luz

the room was in twilight attr world

nebuloso

3. twilight (period of decline):

twilight liter

crepúsculo m liter

twilight liter

ocaso m liter

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

2. sleep U (in eyes):

sleep

lagañas fpl

sleep

legañas fpl

to rub the sleep from one's eyes

quitarse or limpiarse las lagañas or legañas

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

sleep

dormir

to sleep well/badly

dormir bien/mal

he was sleeping soundly when we left

dormía profundamente cuando nos fuimos

she slept on despite the noise

siguió durmiendo a pesar del ruido

to sleep late

dormir hasta tarde

goodnight, sleep tight!

hasta mañana, que duermas bien or que descanses

his bed had not been slept in

no había dormido en su cama

New York, the city that never sleeps

Nueva York, la ciudad que nunca duerme

to sleep like a log or a baby or Brit a top inf

dormir como un tronco or como un lirón or como un bendito inf

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

the hotel sleeps 200 guests

el hotel tiene 200 camas or puede alojar a 200 personas

twilight sleep in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for twilight sleep in the English»Spanish Dictionary

twilight [ˈtwaɪlaɪt] N

twilight

crepúsculo m

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

1. sleep no pl (resting state):

sleep

sueño m

to go [or get] to sleep

dormirse

to fall into a deep sleep

caer en un sueño profundo

to not lose sleep over sth

no perder el sueño por algo

to put sb to sleep

dormir a alguien

to put an animal to sleep (kill)

sacrificar un animal

go back to sleep! iron

¡sigue durmiendo!

2. sleep no pl (substance):

sleep

lagañas f pl

to have sleep in one's eyes

tener lagañas

to rub the sleep from one's eyes

quitarse las lagañas

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

sleep

dormir

to sleep sound(ly)

dormir profundamente

sleep tight!

¡que duermas bien!

Phrases:

to sleep on it

consultarlo con la almohada

III.sleep [sli:p] slept, slept VB trans

sleep

alojar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Statistics showed that twilight sleep reduced infant mortality and the risk of injury and infection, due to reduced use of forceps.

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