snooze

snooze
I [snuːz]
nome colloq. pisolino m., sonnellino m.
II [snuːz]
verbo intransitivo colloq. fare un pisolino, fare un sonnellino
* * *
[snu:z] 1. verb
(to doze or sleep lightly: His grandfather was snoozing in his armchair.) dormicchiare, sonnecchiare
2. noun
(a short period of light sleep.) pisolino, sonnellino
* * *
[snuːz]
1. n
sonnellino, pisolino

to have a snooze — fare un sonnellino, schiacciare un pisolino

2. vi
sonnecchiare
* * *
snooze /snu:z/
n. (fam.)
1 dormitina; pisolino; sonnellino: I was having a snooze when he came in, facevo un pisolino (o ero appisolato) quando entrò lui
2 (fig.) (una) barba, (una) pizza (fig.); una cosa noiosissima.
(to) snooze /snu:z/
v. i.
(fam.) dormicchiare; sonnecchiare; fare un pisolino.
* * *
I [snuːz]
nome colloq. pisolino m., sonnellino m.
II [snuːz]
verbo intransitivo colloq. fare un pisolino, fare un sonnellino

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