siesta
A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some…A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.
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Meaning
2 senses(countable)A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.
Mittagsruhe, Siesta, Mittagsschlaf
послеобеде́нный о́тдыхposleobedénnyj ótdyx, сие́стаsijésta, мёртвый часmjórtvyj čas
a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
(attributive, offensive, sometimes)Laid-back attitudes to work or laziness, especially by a Hispanic person.
Examples
25 sentencesDo you still take a siesta every day?
I'm going to have a siesta.
Are you still taking siestas?
Tom didn't take a siesta.
You got up from the siesta.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta (“the sixth hour from dawn, noon, midday”).Borrowed from Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta (“the sixth hour from dawn, noon, midday”). Doublet of sext.
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