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sommeil — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • sleep verb To rest in the natural state of reduced consciousness that the body needs each day.
  • sleeping adj Currently asleep.

Senses

sommeil is used for these senses in English:

  • sleep (uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

sleep — full definition

  1. verb To rest in the natural state of reduced consciousness that the body needs each day.
  2. verb (informal) To have sexual intercourse with someone.
  3. verb To be inattentive, careless, or unprepared for something.
  4. noun The state of rest the body enters each night, marked by reduced awareness of the surroundings.

sleeping — full definition

  1. adj Currently asleep.
  2. adj Used for or intended to produce sleep.

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