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Sleep
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- The state or a period of resting, usually at night, when the eyes are closed and you are not conscious of what is happening you need to get a good night’s sleep if you have a lot of work to do tomorrow. he had a short sleep in the middle of the afternoon. to get to sleep or go to sleep to start sleeping verb to be in a state of sleep (note: sleeping – slept) comment: sleep is a period when the body rests and rebuilds tissue, especially protein. most adults need eight hours’ sleep each night. children require more (ten to twelve hours) but older people need less, possibly only four to six hours. sleep forms a regular pattern of stages: during the first stage the person is still conscious of his or her surroundings, and will wake on hearing a noise; afterwards the sleeper goes into very deep sleep (slow-wave sleep), where the eyes are tightly closed, the pulse is regular and the sleeper breathes deeply. during this stage the pituitary gland produces the growth hormone somatotrophin. it is difficult to wake someone from deep sleep. this stage is followed by rapid eye movement sleep (rem sleep), in which the sleeper’s eyes are half open and move about, he or she makes facial movements, the blood pressure rises and he or she has dreams. after this stage the sleeper relapses into the first sleep stage again.
- A sail sleeps when, steadily filled with wind, it bellies to the breeze.
- A well filled and quiet sail is said to “sleep.”
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Schlafen, немецкий
Slapen, нидерландский
Sova, шведский
Slept, английский
Спать, русский
Спать (засыпать, заснуть, уснуть), дремать (вздремнуть), отдыхать, почивать, храпеть (всхрапнуть); клониться ко сну, клевать носом; (простонар.) дрыхнуть; (поэт.) лежать в объятиях морфея. ложиться спать, идти спать, отправляться на боковую, отходить ко с
Sueño, dormir, испанский
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Especially, английский
Surroundings, английский
Afterwards, английский
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Schlafen, немецкий
Furchten, немецкий
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