count sheep

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

count sheep (third-person singular simple present counts sheep, present participle counting sheep, simple past and past participle counted sheep)

1. (idiomatic) To attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring, traditionally by counting imaginary sheep.

Translations

to attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 數羊／数羊 (shǔyáng)

• Finnish: laskea lampaita
• French: compter les moutons (fr)
• German: Schäfchen zählen
• Macedonian: бро́и о́вци (brói óvci)
• Polish: liczyć barany impf, liczyć owce impf