HyperDic: forty_winks

English > 1 sense of the expression forty winks:
NOUNactforty winks, nap, catnap, light sleep, short sleep, snoozesleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
English > forty winks: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningSleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed).
Synonymsnap, catnap, light sleep, short sleep, snooze
NarrowersiestaA nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries / countries)
zizzA nap
BroadersleepingThe suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
Usage ofcolloquialisma colloquial expression
Spanishcabezada, cabezadilla, pestañada, siesta liviana, siesta, sueñecito
Catalanbecada, becaina, cabotada, capcinada, rebeca

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