Siesta in english
Nap
pronunciation: næp part of speech: noun
pronunciation: næp part of speech: noun
In gestures
siesta = nap ; kip.
Example: A small, but growing, number of employers are allowing workplace naps; some are actively encouraging this little reprieve from consciousness.Example: They swam in the shallow waters and had a kip in the shadows cast by the trees along the riverbank, waiting for the heat to dissipate.more:
» dormir una siesta = nap ; napping ; kip ; take + a nap .
Example: This new & novel US workplace initiative to nap on the job is contrasted with the recent marked decline of the siesta in Mexico, Spain, & Italy. Example: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption. Example: She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual. Example: I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space.» echarse una siesta = take + a nap ; nap ; napping .
Example: I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space. Example: This new & novel US workplace initiative to nap on the job is contrasted with the recent marked decline of the siesta in Mexico, Spain, & Italy. Example: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.» siesta corta = catnap .
Example: Catnaps are a great way to catch up on lost sleep or to refresh ourselves.