nap

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noun/verbpl: naps

cochilar/soneca

1. (noun) A short sleep, typically during the day

I took a quick nap after lunch.

Tirei uma soneca rápida depois do almoço.

2. (verb) To sleep for a short time, especially during the day

She likes to nap in the afternoon.

Ela gosta de cochilar à tarde.

3. (noun) The raised fibers on fabric such as velvet or corduroy

The nap of the carpet felt soft under my feet.

O pelo do tapete era macio sob meus pés.

NYC Slang

quick forty winks

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

soneca

most common colloquial term for short sleep

Brazil

cochilar

verb form, commonly used nationwide

Portugal

sesta/cochilo

sesta more traditional, cochilo also used

General

tirar uma soneca

literal: 'to take a nap'

catch forty winks (take a short nap)

take a power nap (brief restorative sleep)

nap on the job (sleeping while working)

catch someone napping (find someone unprepared)

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