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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dösen
"Er saß im Sessel und döste vor sich hin."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Sleep lightly; nap.
"He sat in the armchair, dozing for an hour after lunch."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 17th century (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin, related to Icelandic dofa 'to deaden, benumb' and Old Norse, ultimately of Germanic base meaning dull or sluggish.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Doze" is said worldwide
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somnoler
Transliteration: somnoler
"Il a commencé à somnoler pendant le film."
dösen
Transliteration: dösen
"Er saß im Sessel und döste vor sich hin."
pisolare
Transliteration: pisolare
"Il cane stava pisolando vicino al camino."
sestear
Transliteration: sestear
"Abuelo suele sestear un rato después de comer."
cochilar
Transliteration: cochilar
"Comecei a cochilar durante a palestra."
उंघना
Transliteration: unghana
"वह दोपहर के खाने के बाद थोड़ी देर के लिए उंघ रहा था।"
打瞌睡
Transliteration: dǎ kēshuì
"听着听着，他就在会议上打起瞌睡来了。"
졸다
Transliteration: jolda
"수업 시간에 너무 지루해서 졸았다."
うたた寝する
Transliteration: utatane suru
"ソファの上で少しうたた寝をした。"
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