What does sonno in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word sonno in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sonno in Italian.

The word sonno in Italian means sleep, sleepiness, drowsiness, rest, repose, dream, be sleepy, to be dying from sleepiness, I'm so sleepy! I'm shattered!, fall asleep suddenly, doze off, sleep soundly, to be dead, be dead tired, worry, the sleep of reason produces monsters, eternal sleep, to struggle to stay awake, sleeping sickness, put sbd to sleep, dead tired, blockhead, twit, while awake and while asleep, talk in your sleep, to lose sleep over, get to sleep, get sleep, go back to sleep, make up for lost sleep, deep sleep, sleep therapy, feel tired, feel sleepy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sonno

sleep

sostantivo maschile (stato del dormire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
È morto nel sonno.
He died in his sleep.

sleepiness, drowsiness

sostantivo maschile (desiderio di dormire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ho un gran sonno stasera.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. This drug may cause drowsiness.

rest, repose

sostantivo maschile (figurato (silenzio, riposo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il sonno calò sul piccolo villaggio.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. The retreat provided a quiet place for repose.

dream

sostantivo maschile (desueto (sogno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il bimbo dormiente fece sonni stranissimi.
The sleeping baby had strange dreams.

be sleepy

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (necessità di dormire)

to be dying from sleepiness

I'm so sleepy! I'm shattered!

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

fall asleep suddenly, doze off

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

sleep soundly

to be dead

be dead tired

worry

the sleep of reason produces monsters

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

eternal sleep

to struggle to stay awake

sleeping sickness

(African trypanosomiasis)

put sbd to sleep

dead tired

blockhead, twit

while awake and while asleep

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

talk in your sleep

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

to lose sleep over

get to sleep, get sleep

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

go back to sleep, make up for lost sleep

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Questo fine settimana ho bisogno di recuperare sonno.

deep sleep

sleep therapy

feel tired, feel sleepy

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