sleep in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.sleep [Brit sliːp, Am slip] N

1. sleep:

sleep
sommeil m
to go or get to sleep
s'endormir
to go back to sleep
se rendormir
to send or put sb to sleep heat, speech, tablet:
endormir qn
to get some sleep [or to have a sleep] (gen)
dormir
to get some sleep [or to have a sleep] (have a nap)
faire un petit somme
my leg has gone to sleep inf
j'ai la jambe engourdie
to be in a deep sleep
dormir profondément
I didn't get any sleep or a wink of sleep last night
j'ai passé une nuit blanche, je n'ai pas fermé l'œil de la nuit
I need my sleep
il me faut beaucoup de sommeil
how much sleep did you get last night?
tu as dormi combien d'heures la nuit dernière?
to have a good night's sleep
passer une bonne nuit, bien dormir
you'll feel much better after a sleep
ça te fera du bien de dormir
to sing/rock a baby to sleep
chanter une chanson à/bercer un bébé jusqu'à ce qu'il s'endorme
to talk in one's sleep
parler dans son sommeil
to walk in one's sleep
marcher en dormant
I could do it in my sleep!
je pourrais le faire les yeux fermés!
she's losing sleep over it
ça l'empêche de dormir
I'm not going to lose any sleep over that!
ce n'est pas ça qui va m'empêcher de dormir!
don't lose any sleep over it!
ne t'en fais pas pour ça!, il ne faut pas que ça t'empêche de dormir!
he rubbed the sleep from his eyes
il a frotté ses paupières collées par le sommeil

II.sleep <pret, pp slept> [Brit sliːp, Am slip] VB trans

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III.sleep <pret, pp slept> [Brit sliːp, Am slip] VB intr

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IV.sleep [Brit sliːp, Am slip]

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sleep around VB [Brit sliːp -, Am slip -] inf

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I.sleep on VB [Brit sliːp -, Am slip -] (sleep on)

sleep through VB [Brit sliːp -, Am slip -]

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sleep over VB [Brit sliːp -, Am slip -]

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

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II.sleep <slept, slept> [slip] VB intr

sleep around VB intr inf (be promiscuous)

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soporifique
sleep-inducing
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They want to sleep with you and cuddle up.
www.theobserver.ca
A sleep apnea oral appliance is typically molded to fit a particular patient's teeth by a dentist specializing in treating sleep disorders.
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In addition, meromy issues, weight gain, headaches, even impotency can happen due to sleep apnea when not treated.
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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.
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The report calls artificial light "a man-made self-experiment" that throws sleep out of whack.
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In spite of defeatism among the workers' leaders, the movement did not go to sleep.
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He doesn't have great battle intelligence, but can occasionally mow down enemies or put them to sleep with a breath attack.
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In this study, subjects were made to sleep with their eyelids open, thus allowing the visual cortex to receive visual stimuli.
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Patients with severe attacks of apnea during sleep may suffer respiratory depression (hypoventilation), leading to respiratory arrest and death.
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During early parts of natural sleep, an individual is difficult to arouse.
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