What does sesta in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word sesta in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sesta in Portuguese.
The word sesta in Portuguese means siesta, soneca, sesta, sesta, cochilo, cochilar, tirar um cochilo. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word sesta
siestasubstantivo feminino (descanso após almoço) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
soneca, sestanoun (nap) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) O gato estava tirando uma soneca na ensolarada soleira da janela. The cat was having a snooze on the sunny window sill. |
sestanoun (informal (afternoon nap) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) Now that he's retired, Jim takes a siesta every day after lunch. |
cochilonoun (light sleep, nap) (sono leve) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) A quick doze should help to refresh me before my meeting. |
cochilarintransitive verb (sleep lightly) (BRA) The cat dozed peacefully in the sunlight. |
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. |
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