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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessieste
Pronunciation / Transliteration: siɛst
"Elle fait une petite sieste après le déjeuner."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A short sleep, especially during the day.
"He decided to take a short nap after a long morning of hard work."
- 1
To sleep briefly, especially during the day.
"The tired toddler began to nap on the living room rug."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The verb originates from Old English 'hnappian', meaning to doze or slumber, of Germanic origin. The noun sense developed in the 14th century from the verb, later conflated with an unrelated homonym meaning the raised surface of a fabric.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nap" is said worldwide
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sieste
Transliteration: siɛst
"Elle fait une petite sieste après le déjeuner."
Nickerchen
Transliteration: ˈnɪkɐçən
"Er macht am Nachmittag ein kurzes Nickerchen."
pisolino
Transliteration: pizoˈlino
"Il bambino fa un pisolino pomeridiano."
siesta
Transliteration: ˈsjesta
"Me gusta tomar una siesta los domingos."
sesta
Transliteration: ˈsɛstɐ
"Ele gosta de tirar uma sesta após o almoço."
झपकी
Transliteration: jhapki
"दोपहर के खाने के बाद वह थोड़ी देर झपकी लेता है।"
小睡
Transliteration: xiǎoshuì
"他午饭后习惯小睡一会儿。"
낮잠
Transliteration: natjam
"아기가 점심을 먹고 나서 달콤한 낮잠을 잔다."
昼寝
Transliteration: hirune
"彼は日曜日の午後によく昼寝をします。"
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