snooze

snooze
snu:z
1. verb
(to doze or sleep lightly: His grandfather was snoozing in his armchair.) dormitar

2. noun
(a short period of light sleep.) cabezada, siestecita
snooze1 n cabezada / siestecita
he had a snooze after lunch se echó un siestecita después de comer
snooze2 vb dormitar / echar una cabezada
he snoozed in the armchair dormitaba en el sillón
El gerundio de snooze se escribe snoozing
snooze
tr[snʊːz]
noun
1 familiar cabezada, siestecilla
intransitive verb
1 familiar dormitar, echar una cabezada
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to have a snooze echar una cabezada, echar una siestecilla
snooze ['snu:z] vi, snoozed ; snoozing : dormitar
snooze n
: siestecita f, siestita f
snooze
n.
• siestecita s.f.
v.
• dormitar v.
• echar una siestecita v.

I snuːz
intransitive verb (colloq) dormitar, echar una cabezada (fam), echarse un sueñecito or (esp AmL) un sueñito (fam), echarse una siestecita or (esp AmL) siestita (fam)

II
noun (colloq) sueñecito m (fam), sueñito m (esp AmL fam), siestecita f (fam), siestita f (esp AmL fam)

to have a snooze — echar una cabezada (fam), echarse un sueñecito (or sueñito etc) (fam)

[snuːz]
1.
N cabezada f ; (in the afternoon) siestecita f

to have a snooze — dar or echar una cabezada or cabezadita; (in the afternoon) echar una siestecita

2.
VI dormitar
3.
CPD

snooze button N — botón m de repetición de alarma (de un despertador)

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I [snuːz]
intransitive verb (colloq) dormitar, echar una cabezada (fam), echarse un sueñecito or (esp AmL) un sueñito (fam), echarse una siestecita or (esp AmL) siestita (fam)

II
noun (colloq) sueñecito m (fam), sueñito m (esp AmL fam), siestecita f (fam), siestita f (esp AmL fam)

to have a snooze — echar una cabezada (fam), echarse un sueñecito (or sueñito etc) (fam)


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