sleepy

sleepy
adjective
1) (inclined to sleep; drowsy: I feel very sleepy after that long walk.) somnoliento, soñoliento, adormecido
2) (not (seeming to be) alert: She always has a sleepy expression.) somnoliento
3) ((of places etc) very quiet; lacking entertainment and excitement: a sleepy town.) tranquilo
sleepy adj somnoliento
to be/feel sleepy tener sueño
I feel sleepy tengo sueño
El comparativo de sleepy se escribe sleepier; el superlativo se escribe sleepiest
sleepy
tr['sliːpɪ]
adjective (comp sleepier, superl sleepiest)
1 (drowsy) soñoliento,-a, somnoliento,-a, adormecido,-a
2 (quiet, not busy) tranquilo,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be sleepy / feel sleepy tener sueño
to get sleepy entrarle sueño a uno
to look sleepy tener cara de sueño
to make sleepy darle sueño a uno
sleepy ['sli:pi] adj, sleepier ; -est
1) drowsy: somnoliento, soñoliento
to be sleepy: tener sueño
2) lethargic: aletargado, letárgico
sleepy
adj.
• adormecido, -a adj.
• dormido, -a adj.
• soñoliento, -a adj.
n.
• dormilona s.f.
• dormilón s.m.
'sliːpi
adjective -pier, -piest
a) (drowsy) <expression> adormilado, somnoliento, soñoliento; <eyes> de dormido

to be/feel sleepy — tener* sueño

to look sleepy — tener* cara de sueño

I always get sleepy in the afternoons — siempre me entra or me da sueño por la tarde

b) <town/atmosphere> aletargado
['sliːpɪ]
ADJ (compar sleepier) (superl sleepiest)
1) (=drowsy) [person, voice] soñoliento

to be or feel sleepy — tener sueño

I began to feel sleepy — me empezó a entrar sueño, me entró sueño

she came in looking very sleepy — entró con cara de sueño

2) (=quiet) [place] tranquilo; pej soporífero

a sleepy little village — un pueblecito tranquilo

a sleepy summer's afternoon — una soporífera tarde de verano

* * *
['sliːpi]
adjective -pier, -piest
a) (drowsy) <expression> adormilado, somnoliento, soñoliento; <eyes> de dormido

to be/feel sleepy — tener* sueño

to look sleepy — tener* cara de sueño

I always get sleepy in the afternoons — siempre me entra or me da sueño por la tarde

b) <town/atmosphere> aletargado

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