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drowse
draʊz
verb
drzemać
Also
przysypiać
Definition
To be half asleep; to doze or feel sleepy.
Examples
The old cat was drowsing peacefully in a patch of sunlight.
Stary kot drzemał spokojnie w plamie słońca.
He often drowses off during long, boring lectures.
Często przysypia podczas długich, nudnych wykładów.
Collocations
drowse in the sundrowse offdrowse away
noun
drzemka
Also
senność(f)
Definition
A light sleep or a sleepy state.
Examples
He fell into a light drowse after lunch.
Po obiedzie zapadł w lekką drzemkę.
The warmth of the fire brought on a pleasant drowse.
Ciepło ognia wywołało przyjemną senność.
Collocations
light drowsefall into a drowse
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