drowsy

drowsy
adjective
(sleepy: drowsy children.) somnoliento
- drowsiness
drowsy
tr['draʊzɪ]
adjective (comp drowsier, superl drowsiest)
1 (person, look) somnoliento,-a, soñoliento,-a, adormilado,-a
■ these tablets make me drowsy estas pastillas me dan sueño
2 (atmosphere, day) somnoliento,-a, soñoliento,-a; (village, scene) aletargado,-a, amodorrado,-a, somnoliento,-a, soñoliento,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to feel drowsy tener ganas de dormir, tener sueño
drowsy ['draʊzi] adj, drowsier ; -est : somnoliento, soñoliento
drowsy
adj.
• adormecido, -a adj.
• modorra adj.
• soñoliento, -a adj.
'draʊzi
adjective -sier, -siest
a) (sleepy) <person/look> somnoliento, adormilado

wine makes me drowsy — el vino me da sueño or me amodorra

b) (peaceful, inactive) <atmosphere/afternoon> somnoliento, perezoso
['draʊzɪ]
ADJ (compar drowsier) (superl drowsiest)
1) (=sleepy) [person] adormilado, soñoliento, somnoliento frm; [smile, look, voice] soñoliento, somnoliento frm

"who?" he asked in a drowsy voice — -¿quién? -preguntó con voz soñoliento or con voz de sueño

• to be or feel drowsy — [person] tener sueño or modorra, estar soñoliento or adormilado; (because of medication) tener somnolencia

• to become or grow drowsy — quedarse adormilado

she grew drowsy and was put to bed — se quedaba adormilada y la acostaron, se estaba quedando dormida y la acostaron

I became pleasantly drowsy — me empezó a entrar un sueñecito agradable

• these tablets will make you drowsy — estas pastillas le producirán somnolencia

2) (=soporific) [afternoon, atmosphere] soporífero; [countryside] apacible
* * *
['draʊzi]
adjective -sier, -siest
a) (sleepy) <person/look> somnoliento, adormilado

wine makes me drowsy — el vino me da sueño or me amodorra

b) (peaceful, inactive) <atmosphere/afternoon> somnoliento, perezoso

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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