drowse in Finnish
drowse in Finnish is raukeus, uneliaisuus, kulkea puolinukuksissa — drowse means to make someone or something feel sleepy.
drowse in Finnish
raukeus
An act, or a state, of being drowsy or sleepy.
uneliaisuus
An act, or a state, of being drowsy or sleepy.
raukeus
(figurative) A state of dullness or inactivity, as if from sleepiness.
kulkea puolinukuksissa
Followed by away: to pass (time) drowsily or in sleeping; also, to proceed (on a way) drowsily or sleepily.
viettää puolinukuksissa
Followed by away: to pass (time) drowsily or in sleeping; also, to proceed (on a way) drowsily or sleepily.
olla raukeana
(figurative) To make (someone or something) dull or inactive, as if from sleepiness.
tehdä raukeaksi
(figurative) To make (someone or something) dull or inactive, as if from sleepiness.
tehdä uneliaaksi
To make (someone or something) heavy with drowsiness or sleepiness.
olla raukeana
(figurative) To be dull or inactive, as if from sleepiness.
olla unelias
Often followed by away or off: to be drowsy or sleepy; to be half-asleep.
What does "drowse" mean?
- verb To make someone or something feel sleepy.
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verb To spend time sleepily, or move along in a half-asleep way, usually with 'away'.
"They slept again, then woke, and drowsed their way slowly towards the late afternoon when the unexpected fever awoke in him—an onslaught so sudden that the symptoms for her seemed instantly recognisable as a rogue attack of malaria."
- verb To make someone or something seem dull and inactive, as though sleepy.
- verb To feel sleepy or be half-asleep, often with 'away' or 'off'.
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drowse in a sentence
- They slept again, then woke, and drowsed their way slowly towards the late afternoon when the unexpected fever awoke in him—an onslaught so sudden that the symptoms for her seemed instantly recognisable as a rogue attack of malaria.
- Ida had kept him awake while he drowsed his way up the old King's Trace in eastern Missouri, feverish and weak.
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What is "drowse" in Finnish?
"drowse" in Finnish is raukeus, uneliaisuus, kulkea puolinukuksissa. drowse means: To make someone or something feel sleepy.
Are there other ways to say "drowse" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 8 translations listed for "drowse": raukeus, uneliaisuus, kulkea puolinukuksissa, viettää puolinukuksissa, olla raukeana, tehdä raukeaksi.
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