What does cochilar in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word cochilar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cochilar in Portuguese.
The word cochilar in Portuguese means nap, drift off, , tirar um cochilo, dormir, cochilar, cochilar, cochilar, cochilar, cabecear, cochilar, dormitar, cochilar, tirar uma soneca, cochilar, cochilar. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word cochilar
nap(dormir: rápido e leve) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
drift off(figurado (distrair-se) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") |
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tirar um cochiloverbal expression (have a short sleep) (informal) (expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.) Meu pai geralmente tira um cochilo à tarde. Muitas vezes eu tiro um cochilo depois do almoço. My father usually takes a nap in the afternoon. I often take a nap after lunch. |
dormir, cochilarintransitive verb (literary (sleep, doze) Eu gostaria de poder dormir o inverno todo como um urso. I wish I could slumber through the winter like a bear. |
cochilarintransitive verb (sleep lightly) (BRA) The cat dozed peacefully in the sunlight. |
cochilarintransitive verb (sleep lightly, doze) Claire turned off her alarm clock and drowsed for a while. |
cochilarphrasal verb, intransitive (informal (fall asleep) (BRA) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Ele cochilou enquanto dirigia e destruiu o carro dele. He nodded off while driving and wrecked his car. |
cabecear, cochilar, dormitarphrasal verb, intransitive (informal (fall asleep) (cair no sono) Eu cochilei por dez minutos no fim do filme. I dozed off for ten minutes during the end of the movie. |
cochilarintransitive verb (sleep) (dormir) Fred cochilou depois do trabalho. Fred napped after work. |
tirar uma sonecaintransitive verb (sleep, nap) (expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.) Bill estava tirando uma soneca em sua cadeira quando a campainha tocou. Bill was snoozing in his chair when the doorbell rang. |
cochilarintransitive verb (UK, slang (sleep, nap) (INGL: gíria) After the picnic we kipped in the shade of a tall tree for almost an hour. |
cochilarphrasal verb, intransitive (figurative (person: lose awareness) (BRA) Enquanto ouvia o discurso entediante novamente, ele começou a cochilar, depois finalmente caiu no sono. As he listened to the boring speech again he began to fade out, then finally fell asleep. |
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