snooze

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (intransitive) To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
2. (transitive) To pause; to postpone for a short while.

Noun

1. A brief period of sleep; a nap.
2. (informal) The snooze button on an alarm clock.
3. (informal) Something boring.

Concepts

roupillon

😴

sieste

somnoler

somme

piquer un roupillon

ronfler

faire une sieste

sommeiller

faire un somme

petit somme

Synonymes

nap

doze

sleep

😴

slumber

drowse

catnap

forty winks

kip

siesta

cat nap

zizz

short sleep

rest

cat sleep

take a nap

sleep lightly

doze off

drop off

flake out

go to bed

headbutt

shut-eye

sleepy

😪

drowse off

nod off

be asleep

Traductions

υπνάκος

dösen

Nickerchen

Schläfchen

dormitar

sonnecchiare

cabezada

sesta

sonnellino

cochilar

siesta

şekerleme

dormitina

μισοκοιμάμαι

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/snuːz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à néerlandais: snoezelen

Appartenant à suédois: snusa

In summary

Unknown, attested since 18th century. Compare Dutch snoezelen (“to snooze”) or Swedish snusa (“to snore lightly”). Confer also Ancient Greek νυστάζω (nustázō, “to doze, drowse”) and Russian сон (son, “sleep, dream”).