hibernation

1. (countable, uncountable)A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

   The bears are in hibernation.

   The bears come out of hibernation in March.

   Winterschlaf, Hibernation

   зи́мняя спя́чкаzímnjaja spjáčka, гиберна́цияgibernácija, спя́чкаspjáčka

   спля́чкаspljáčka, гіберна́ціяhibernácija, зимо́ва спля́чкаzymóva spljáčka

   cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals

2. (countable, uncountable)A hypothetical state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in humans during long space flights.

3. (countable, uncountable)A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.

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1. The alien organism went to hibernation.

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2. The bears came out of hibernation.

   ruМедведи вышли из спячки.

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3. Jonas forced the alien organism back into hibernation.

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4. Four months later, Tom emerged from his self imposed hibernation.

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5. He should be put into hibernation!

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