take a nap

English

Alternative forms

• have a nap

Pronunciation

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Verb

take a nap (third-person singular simple present takes a nap, present participle taking a nap, simple past took a nap, past participle taken a nap)

1. (idiomatic) To sleep briefly.

Synonyms

• nap

Translations

sleep briefly

• German: ein Schläfchen machen, ein Nickerchen machen, kurz schlafen
• Romanian: lua un pui de somn, trage un pui de somn
• Russian: вздремну́ть (ru) pf (vzdremnútʹ), прикорну́ть (ru) pf (prikornútʹ)
• Turkish: kestirmek (tr), şekerleme yapmak