sleep

sleep
sleep [sli:p]
(verb: preterite, past participle slept)
1. noun
sommeil m
• to be in a deep sleep dormir profondément
• to talk in one's sleep parler en dormant
• to get some sleep dormir
• to get or go to sleep s'endormir
• my leg has gone to sleep j'ai la jambe engourdie
• to send sb to sleep endormir qn
• to put a cat to sleep ( = put down) faire piquer un chat
• I need eight hours' sleep a night il me faut (mes) huit heures de sommeil chaque nuit
• I haven't had enough sleep lately je manque de sommeil ces temps-ci
• to have a good night's sleep passer une bonne nuit
2. intransitive verb
   a. dormir
• to sleep like a log dormir à poings fermés
• he was sleeping soundly il dormait profondément
   b. ( = spend night) coucher
• he slept at his aunt's il a couché chez sa tante
   c. ( = have sex) to sleep with sb coucher (inf) avec qn
3. transitive verb
• the house sleeps eight (people) on peut coucher huit personnes dans cette maison
► sleep around (inf) intransitive verb coucher (inf) à droite et à gauche
► sleep in intransitive verb faire la grasse matinée
► sleep off separable transitive verb
• to sleep sth off dormir pour faire passer qch
► sleep on inseparable transitive verb
• to sleep on a decision attendre le lendemain pour prendre une décision
• I'll have to sleep on it il faut que j'attende demain pour décider
► sleep over intransitive verb passer la nuit
► sleep through inseparable transitive verb
• he slept through the storm l'orage ne l'a pas réveillé
► sleep together intransitive verb
( = have sex) coucher ensemble
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[sliːp] 1.
noun sommeil m

to go ou get to sleep — s'endormir

to go back to sleep — se rendormir

to send ou put somebody to sleep — endormir quelqu'un

to get some sleep — ou

to have a sleep — gen dormir; (have a nap) faire un petit somme

my leg has gone to sleep — (colloq) j'ai la jambe engourdie

I didn't get any sleep ou 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

to have a good night's sleep — passer une bonne nuit, bien dormir

to rock a baby to sleep — bercer un bébé jusqu'à ce qu'il s'endorme

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

don't lose any sleep over it! — ne t'en fais pas pour ça!

to put an animal to sleep — euph faire piquer un animal

2.
transitive verb (prét, pp slept)

the house sleeps six (people) — on peut loger or coucher six personnes dans la maison

3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp slept)
1) dormir

to sleep soundly — (deeply) dormir profondément, dormir à poings fermés; (without worry) dormir tranquille, dormir sur ses deux oreilles

to sleep on one's feet — dormir debout

sleep tight! — dors bien!

2) (stay night)

to sleep at a friend's house — coucher chez un ami

to sleep with somebody — euph (have sex) coucher avec quelqu'un

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Phrasal Verbs:
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the big sleep — le sommeil des morts

to cry oneself to sleep — pleurer jusqu'à épuisement

to sleep like a log ou top — dormir comme une souche or un loir

to sleep it off — (colloq) cuver son vin (colloq)


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