snooze
To sleep, especially brieflyTo sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
» You snooze, you lose.
Weggegangen, Platz vergangen. — MUIRIEL
Кто не успел, тот опоздал. — Ooneykcall
Попу поднял - место потерял. — marafon
Жопу поднял – место потерял. — Ooneykcall
Курка встала, місце пропало. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(intransitive)To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
The boss caught him snoozing at his desk.
dösen, nicken, ein Nickerchen machen
дрема́тьdremátʹ, вздремну́тьvzdremnútʹ, подрема́тьpodremátʹ
(transitive)To pause; to postpone for a short while.
- sleep lightly or for a short period of time
Examples
25 sentencesYou snooze, you lose.
Курка встала, місце пропало. — deniko
ruКто не успел, тот опоздал. — Ooneykcall
deWeggegangen, Platz vergangen. — MUIRIEL
Tom is snoozing in his office.
Tom rolled over and snoozed for another 15 minutes.
deTom drehte sich um und schlummerte noch eine Viertelstunde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom snoozed quietly in front of the TV.
Tom usually takes a short snooze after lunch.
Translations
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Origin
Unknown, attested since 18th century. Compare Dutch snoezelen (“to snooze”) or Swedish snuUnknown, attested since 18th century. Compare Dutch snoezelen (“to snooze”) or Swedish snusa (“to snore lightly”). Compare also Ancient Greek νυστάζω (nustázō, “to doze, drowse”) and Russian сон (son, “sleep, dream”).
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Forms
snoozes, snoozing, snoozed, snoozedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle