SLEEPY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of sleepy in English
sleepy adjective
(PERSON )
tired I'm so tired, I need a nap. exhausted I'm too exhausted to take the dog for a walk. worn out I was completely worn out. burned out He was completely burned out after a full week of performances. drained I'd worked a twelve-hour day and was absolutely drained. wiped out I've been up since 4 a.m. and am just wiped out.
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sleepy adjective
(PLACE )
(Definition of sleepy from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
Examples of sleepy
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As the song progresses, dead animals are piled up on their jeep and the barman becomes ever sleepier before collapsing on the floor.
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The test is based on the idea that the sleepier people are, the faster they will fall asleep.
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Performing while sleepy : effects of experimentally-induced sleepiness.
Their effect in alerting sleepy drivers is an additional benefit.
I am surprised to find him so sleepy with regard to these bargains.
If he were handling a sleepy corporation, he would do a little revaluation followed by asset stripping, and pay himself substantial dividends.
Consideration should be given to the effect that that has on residents in sleepy rural villages.
There are those who suffer from the disease of encephalitis lethargica, or sleepy sickness, meningitis, and frequent epileptic fits.
A member of my society, a man about 35 years of age, has suffered from sleepy sickness.
Friend's reference is to sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis) not to sleepy sickness (encephalitis lethargica).
I will consider this suggestion in connection with other questions relating to sleepy sickness which are at present engaging my attention.
There may be one large sleepy firm and a number of smaller ones in the industry.
However, it is not a sleepy backwater, as has been suggested.
Certain sleepy lines will have a considerable increase in their traffic.
In one village the school has been closed and it has turned into a sleepy village to which people retire.
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Translations of sleepy
in Chinese (Traditional)
人, 倦睏的，打瞌睡的, 地方…
in Chinese (Simplified)
人, 乏困的，瞌睡的, 地方…
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somnoliento, adormilado, soñoliento/ta [masculine-feminine…
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sonolento, com sono, sonolento/-ta…
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uykulu, uykusu gelmiş, uyku basmış…
qui a envie de dormir, somnolent/-ente, endormi/-ie…
சோர்வாக மற்றும் தூங்க விரும்பும், ஒரு தூக்கம் நிறைந்த இடம் அமைதியானது மற்றும் அதிக செயல்பாடு அல்லது உற்சாகம் இல்லாமல் இருக்கும்.…
(थकान के कारण सोने का इच्छुक) उनींदा, निद्रालु, (स्थान का) निष्क्रिय…
ઊંઘે ઘેરાયેલું, શાંત, નીરવ…
اونگھتا ہوا, خواب آلود, خوابیدہ…
сонний, сонливий, млявий…
నిద్రమబ్బు, నిద్రిస్తున్న ప్రదేశం నిశ్శబ్దంగా, ఎక్కువ కార్యాచరణ లేదా ఉత్సాహం లేకుండా ఉంటుంది.…
ঘুম ঘুম ভাব, শান্ত এবং নিরিবিলি স্থান…
ง่วงนอน, ซึมเซา, ไร้ชีวิตชีวา…
buồn ngủ, ngái ngủ, im lìm…
assonnato, tranquillo, monotono…
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