nap
A short period of sleep, especially one during the dayA short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
» Tom says he needs a nap.
Том сказал, что ему нужно вздремнуть.
Том сказав, що йому треба здрімнути.
Meaning
7 sensesA short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
Nickerchen
лёгкий сонljóxkij son, коро́ткий сонkorótkij son
коро́ткий сонkorótkyj son
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
(countable, uncountable)A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
Tuchnoppe, Flor, Noppe
ворсvors, пушо́кpušók
a soft or fuzzy surface texture
(countable, uncountable)The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
If the fabric has a nap, make sure all pieces are cut with the nap going the same direction.
(UK, countable, uncountable)A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
(uncountable)A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
наполео́нnapoleón
a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
(countable, uncountable)A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
(Northern England, Scotland)A cup, bowl.
Examples
426 sentencesTom says he needs a nap.
Том сказав, що йому треба здрімнути.
ruТом сказал, что ему нужно вздремнуть.
I want to take a nap.
Я хочу подрімати.
ruЯ хочу вздремнуть.
deIch möchte ein Nickerchen machen.
I'd like to take a nap.
Я хотів би подрімати.
Tom said he wanted to take a nap.
Том сказав, що він хоче здрімнути.
ruТом сказал, что хочет вздремнуть.
Tom said he needed to take a nap.
Том сказав, що йому треба здрімнути.
ruТом сказал, что ему нужно вздремнуть.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English nap, from the verb nappen. From late Middle English noppe, nappe, froFrom Middle English nap, from the verb nappen.
From late Middle English noppe, nappe, from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German noppe, noppen (“to trim the nap”), ultimately from knappen (“to eat, crack”), of imitative origin. Related to the first element of knapsack.
From the name of the French emperor Napoleon I of France.
From Middle English nap (“a bowl”), from Old English hnæpp (“a cup, bowl”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“a cup, bowl”). Cognate with Dutch nap (“drinking cup”), Low German Napp (“bowl, cup”), German Napf (“bowl”), Icelandic hnappur (“button, key”). Doublet of hanap. See also nappy.
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Forms
plural: napsSynonyms
28 synonyms- sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed):catnaplight sleepshort sleepforty winkssnooze
- a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes:Napoleon
- the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave:pile
- a period of time spent sleeping:sleep
Word family
16 related wordsCollocations
10 patterns- take a nap
- nap after lunch
- an afternoon nap
- afternoon nap
- a nap after
- a short nap
- nap on the
- short nap
- a nap in
- take naps