sleep

1. (intransitive)To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

   You should sleep eight hours a day.

   schlafen, pennen, schlaaffe

   спатьspatʹ, поспа́тьpospátʹ

   спа́тиspáty, поспа́тиpospáty

2. (euphemistic, idiomatic)To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).

   Last night we slept together for the first time.

3. (transitive)To accommodate in beds.

   This caravan can sleep four people comfortably.

   unterbringen

   помеща́тьpomeščátʹ, помести́тьpomestítʹ, размеща́тьrazmeščátʹ

   be able to accommodate for sleeping

4. (idiomatic, intransitive)To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.

5. (euphemistic, idiomatic, intransitive)To be dead.

6. (intransitive)To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.

   a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps

7. (intransitive)To wait for a period of time without performing any action.

   After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again.

8. (transitive)To place into a state of hibernation.

9. (intransitive)To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

   When a top is sleeping, it is spinning without precessing.

10. (transitive)To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

11. (slang, transitive)To knock (someone) out (as, in a fight).

1. How long does a bear sleep?

   Як довго спить ведмідь? — deniko

   ruСколько времени спит медведь? — soweli_Elepanto

   deWie lange schläft ein Bär? — Esperantostern

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2. People sometimes compare death to sleep.

   Люди іноді порівнюють смерть зі сном. — uaspeaker

   ruЛюди иногда сравнивают смерть со сном. — Hellerick

   deDer Tod wird manchmal mit dem Schlaf verglichen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. Did you have a good sleep?

   Ти виспався? — deniko

   ruКак спалось? — marafon

   deHast du gut geschlafen? — Espi

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4. Death is often compared to sleep.

   Смерть часто порівнюють зі сном. — marko

   ruСмерть часто сравнивают со сном. — marafon

   deDer Tod wird oft mit dem Schlaf verglichen. — MUIRIEL

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5. We usually sleep in this room.

   Як правило ми спимо у цій кімнаті. — deniko

   ruМы обычно спим в этой комнате. — saiko

   deNormalerweise schlafen wir in diesem Zimmer. — Ole

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irregular · Lesson

• sleep overутримувати, триматиTo spend the night as a guest in someone's home.
• sleep withспати зTo have sexual intercourse with.
• sleep offTo get rid of (a pain, illness, condition) by sleeping.
• sleep outTo sleep outside.
• sleep onTo postpone (a decision) at least overnight, to avoid making a hasty choice.
• sleep inTo sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
• sleep aroundSynonym of fuck around: to sleep with numerous partners.