| Principal Translations |
| sleep⇒ vi | (be asleep) | dormir⇒ vi |
| | I slept for nine hours last night. |
| | Dormí nueve horas anoche. |
| sleep vi | (go to bed, spend the night) | dormir⇒ vi |
| | Do you have somewhere to sleep tonight? |
| | ¿Tienes algún sitio donde dormir esta noche? |
| sleep n | (period of sleeping) | hora de dormir nf + loc adj |
| | | sueño nm |
| | It's time for sleep, children. |
| | Niños, es hora de dormir. |
| sleep with [sb] vi + prep | informal, euphemism (have sex with) (eufemismo) | dormir con vi + prep |
| | | acostarse con v prnl + prep |
| | | hacerlo con loc verb + prep |
| | The young man did not want to sleep with anyone until he was married. |
| | El joven no quería dormir con nadie hasta que estuviera casado. |
| sleep on [sth] vi + prep | (lie on to sleep) | dormir en vi + prep |
| | | dormir sobre vi + prep |
| | His back hurts because he sleeps on a concrete floor. |
| | Le duele la espalda porque duerme en un piso de concreto. |
| sleep [sb]⇒ vtr | (accommodate for sleeping) | alojar a vtr + prep |
| | | tener sitio para loc verb |
| | Their holiday cottage will sleep eight people. |
| | Su casa de campo alojará a ocho personas. |
| | Su casa de campo tendrá sitio para ocho personas. |
Locuciones verbales
|
lie in,
sleep in vi phrasal | UK, informal (stay in bed late) | levantarse tarde v prnl + adv |
| | | dormir hasta tarde vi + loc adv |
| | I will lie in this morning because I was out celebrating my birthday yesterday evening. |
| | The newlyweds loved to lie in on Sunday mornings. |
| | Hoy me voy a levantar tarde porque anoche salí a celebrar mi cumpleaños. |
| | A los recién casados les encantaba dormir hasta tarde los domingos. |
| sleep around vi phrasal | informal (have casual sex) (AmL, coloquial) | coger por ahí expr |
| | | tener sexo con cualquiera loc verb |
| | (eufemismo) | acostarse con cualquiera loc verb |
| | I have no more respect for guys who sleep around than for women who do. |
| | No le tengo respeto a los hombres que andan cogiendo por ahí, ni tampoco a las mujeres que hacen lo mismo. |
| sleep in vi phrasal | (get up late) | levantarse tarde v prnl + adv |
| | | dormir hasta tarde vi + loc adv |
| | It's Saturday, so I don't have to get up for work. I can sleep in. |
| | Es sábado y no tengo que ir a trabajar. Puedo levantarme tarde. |
| sleep [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (recover from by sleeping) (coloquial) | dormir la mona loc verb |
| | He had a lot to drink last night, and is still sleeping it off. |
| | Anoche bebió mucho y todavía está durmiendo la mona. |
| sleep out vi phrasal | (sleep away from home) | dormir fuera loc verb |
| | | pasar la noche fuera loc verb |
| sleep out vi phrasal | (sleep away from place of employment) | dormir fuera loc verb |
| sleep over vi phrasal | informal (spend the night at [sb]'s house) | quedarse a dormir loc verb |
| | | pasar la noche en casa de alguien loc verb |
| | Liz didn't want to drive home in the dark, so she asked Dan if she could sleep over. |
| | Liz no quería conducir a su casa en la oscuridad, así que le preguntó a Dan si podía quedarse a dormir. |
| sleep-talk vi phrasal | (speak during sleep) | hablar dormido loc verb |
Compound Forms:
|
| beauty sleep n | (sleep before midnight for beauty) | sueño de belleza loc nom m |
| beauty sleep n | (extra rest) | descanso reparador nm + adj |
| | | sueño reparador nm + adj |
| deep sleep n | (most profound stage in sleep cycle) | sueño profundo nm + adj |
| | She was in such a deep sleep that nothing could have woken her. |
| | Tenía un sueño tan profundo que nada podría haberla despertado. |
| disturbed sleep n | (interrupted sleep) | sueño interrumpido nm + adj |
| eternal sleep n | poetic (death) (eufemismo) | sueño eterno loc nom m |
| go to sleep v expr | (fall asleep, lose consciousness) | dormir⇒ vi |
| | | dormirse⇒ v prnl |
| | I can't go to sleep with all this noise going on. |
| | No me puedo dormir con tanto ruido alrededor. |
| go to sleep v expr | (limb: become numb) | dormirse⇒ v prnl |
| | I've been sitting in this position for so long, my legs have gone to sleep. |
| | Estoy sentada en esta posición hace tanto, que mis piernas se durmieron. |
lie-in,
sleep-in n | UK, informal (sleeping late) | levantarse tarde v prnl + adv |
| | | dormir hasta tarde vi + loc adv |
| | Lie-ins are one of the best things about weekends. |
| | Levantarse tarde es una de las mejores cosas de los fines de semana. |
| lull [sb] to sleep v expr | (baby, etc. send to sleep) | hacer dormir a loc verb |
| | | dormir a vi + prep |
| | | arrullar a alguien hasta que se duerma loc verb |
| | The mother's song lulled the baby to sleep. |
night terror,
sleep-terror disorder n | (psychology) | terror nocturno, temor nocturno loc nom m |
| paradoxical sleep n | (stage of sleep) | sueño de movimientos oculares rápidos loc nom m |
| put [sb] to sleep v expr | (make sleepy) | hacer dormir a loc verb + prep |
| | | poner a dormir a loc verb + prep |
| | | dormir a vtr + prep |
| | The sleeping pills quickly put me to sleep. |
| | Estos somníferos me hacen dormir rápidamente. |
| | Estos somníferos me ponen a dormir rápidamente. |
| put [sth] to sleep v expr | euphemism (animal: euthanize) | sacrificar a vtr + prep |
| | (figurado) | poner a dormir a loc verb + prep |
| | (figurado) | dormir a vtr + prep |
| | I was heartbroken when my cat had to be put to sleep. |
| | Se me rompió el corazón cuando tuve que sacrificar a mi gato. |
| put [sb] to sleep v expr | figurative (bore) | hacer dormir a loc verb + prep |
| | | darle sueño a loc verb + prep |
| | | dormir a vtr + prep |
| | His lecture put me to sleep in no time. |
| | Su clase me hizo dormir inmediatamente. |
| | Su clase me dio sueño inmediatamente. |
| rapid eye movement sleep n | (sleep phase) | sueño de movimientos oculares rápidos loc nom m |
| REM sleep n | abbreviation (rapid eye movement sleep) | fase REM del sueño loc nom f |
| | | sueño de movimientos oculares rápidos loc nom m |
| rock [sb] to sleep v expr | (swing gently until asleep) | acunar⇒ vtr |
| | The father gently rocked his baby son to sleep. |
| send [sb] to sleep v expr | (lull, make sleepy) | hacer dormir loc verb |
| | | dar sueño loc verb |
| | | arrullar loc verb |
| | (formal) | producir sueño loc verb |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | Adam sang his daughter a lullaby to send her to sleep. |
| | Adam cantó una canción de cuna para hacer dormir a su hija. |
| send [sb] to sleep v expr | figurative (bore) (aburrir) | poner a dormir a loc verb |
| | The professor's voice would send the class to sleep. |
sleep apnea (US),
sleep apnoea (UK) n | (interrupted breathing during sleep) | apnea del sueño loc nom f |
| | Gary's sleep apnea causes him to be very drowsy in the daytime. |
sleep deprived,
sleep-deprived adj | (not having slept enough) | con falta de sueño loc adj |
| | | falto de sueño loc adj |
| | | privado de sueño loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | It is normal for parents to be sleep deprived in the first year of their baby's life. |
| | Es normal que los padres estén con falta de sueño durante el primer año de vida de un bebé. |
| sleep late v expr | (wake up later than usual) | dormir hasta tarde vi + loc adv |
| | I usually sleep late on Sundays. |
| | Los domingos suelo dormir hasta tarde. |
| sleep like a log v expr | figurative (sleep heavily) | dormir como un tronco vi + loc adv |
| | You were already sleeping like a log when I came to bed. |
| | Cuando me acosté, tú ya estabas dormido como un tronco. |
| sleep like spoons v expr | informal (couple: lie with bodies close) | dormir abrazados, dormir acurrucados vi + adj |
| sleep mask n | (eye covering) | antifaz para dormir nm + loc adj |
| sleep mode n | (computer setting: dormant) (AR) | modo sleep loc nom m |
| | | modo suspensión loc nom m |
| sleep on it v expr | figurative (not decide until next morning) (coloquial) | consultar algo con la almohada loc verb |
| | Don't give me an answer now; sleep on it and tell me tomorrow. |
| | No me des tu respuesta ahora mismo: consúltalo con la almohada y mañana hablamos. |
| sleep out vi + adv | (sleep outdoors) | dormir al aire libre loc verb |
| sleep rough v expr | UK (sleep on streets) | dormir en la calle vi + loc adv |
| sleep schedule n | (cycle or patterns of sleeping) | ciclo del sueño nm + loc adj |
| Sleep tight interj | (Sleep well) | ¡que duermas bien! loc interj |
| | Goodnight, my love. Sleep tight! |
| | (familiar) | ¡que sueñes con los angelitos! loc interj |
| sleep together vi + adv | informal, euphemism (have sex with one another) (eufemismo) | dormir juntos loc verb |
| | | acostarse⇒ v prnl |
| | After they slept together once, they never saw each other again. |
| | Después de dormir juntos una vez jamás volvieron a verse. |
| sleep well v expr | (have a restful sleep) | dormir bien vi + adv |
| | I felt really good in my new house, so I slept well that night. |
| | The babies sleep well when it's raining. |
| | Me sentía muy bien en mi nueva casa, y dormí bien esa noche. // Los bebés duermen bien cuando llueve. |
| sleep well interj | informal (have a restful sleep) | que duermas bien loc interj |
| | Sleep well, darling. See you in the morning. |
| sleep with one eye open v expr | figurative (stay alert to danger) | estar alerta loc verb |
| | (figurado) | dormir con un ojo entreabierto loc verb |
| sleep-away camp n | (overnight camp for kids) | campamento nm |
| sleep-out adj | (non-resident) | externo/a adj |
| | | no residente loc adj |
| | As well as the live-in staff, the household also employed several sleep-out maids. |
sleep-out,
sleepout n | AU, NZ (veranda) | porche nm |
| | | galería nf |
| | | veranda nf |
sleepsuit,
sleep suit n | (child's one-piece nightwear) | pijama nm |
| | | pijama enterito loc nom m |
| | (voz inglesa) | body nm |
| sob yourself to sleep v expr | (cry until you fall asleep) | llorar hasta dormir loc verb |
| | After his wife left, Henry sobbed himself to sleep almost every night for a month. |