doze
gb/dˈoʊz/ us/dˈoʊz/
B1
Anglais
szundikál, bóbiskol, szundítás, szundi, szunnyad
VERBE
B1
1
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] dozes (for [time]) (in/on [place])
I dozed for ten minutes on the bus and missed my stop.
Tíz percig szundikáltam a buszon, és elvétettem a megállómat.
He was dozing in his armchair with the TV on.
A foteljában szundikált, miközben ment a tévé.
She dozed lightly, waking whenever the phone buzzed.
Exemples pédagogiques
I dozed on the sofa.
A kanapén szundikáltam.
He dozed for five minutes.
Öt percig szundikált.
Erreur fréquente :
Don’t confuse doze with dose (a quantity of medicine).
Sens
sleep lightly for a short time
Collocations
doze for a few minutes
|doze in a chair
|doze on the sofa
|doze in the car
|doze on the train
|doze lightly
|doze fitfully
|doze peacefully
|doze in the sun
|doze after lunch
Synonymes
nap (Often a more planned short sleep.)
|
catnap (Emphasizes a very short sleep.)
Antonymes
stay awake (Not sleeping at all.)
|
wake up (Stop being asleep.)
Thèmes
daily_life
|sleep
|health
Définition
to sleep a little for a short time
To sleep lightly for a short period, often while sitting and not fully intending to sleep.
NOM
B2
2
Schéma d’usage :
have/take a doze (for [time])
I had a quick doze after lunch and felt much better.
Ebéd után szundítottam egy rövidet, és sokkal jobban éreztem magam.
A short doze on the train can make the commute easier.
Egy rövid szundítás a vonaton könnyebbé teheti az ingázást.
He grabbed a doze before the night shift started.
Exemples pédagogiques
I took a doze.
Szundítottam egyet.
She had a short doze.
Szundított egy rövidet.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners often use nap instead; doze as a noun is natural but slightly less common than nap.
Sens
a short light sleep
Collocations
a quick doze
|a short doze
|a little doze
|a brief doze
|a lunchtime doze
|take a doze
|have a doze
|a doze in the chair
|a doze on the sofa
|a doze after lunch
Synonymes
nap (More common and often slightly longer or more intentional.)
|
catnap (Very short nap.)
Antonymes
wakefulness (The state of being awake.)
Thèmes
daily_life
|sleep
|health
Définition
a short sleep
A short period of light sleep.
VERBE
C1
LITERARY
3
szunnyad
C1
Schéma d’usage :
[place/thing] dozes (in [condition])
By mid-afternoon, the whole town seemed to doze in the heat.
Délután közepére úgy tűnt, mintha az egész város szunnyadna a hőségben.
The office dozed through the slow summer weeks.
Az iroda álmos tétlenségben szunnyadt a lassú nyári heteken át.
After the holiday rush, the shop dozed until the weekend.
Exemples pédagogiques
In the heat, the village dozed.
A hőségben a falu szunnyadt.
Erreur fréquente :
This figurative use usually describes places or situations, not deliberate actions by people.
Sens
be quiet and inactive
Collocations
the village dozed
|the town dozed
|doze in the heat
|doze in the afternoon sun
|doze through the summer
|doze quietly
Synonymes
languish (Suggests weak or slow activity, often unpleasant.)
|
idle (Focuses on doing nothing, not necessarily sleepy.)
Antonymes
bustle (Be lively and full of activity.)
|
hum (Be busy and active (of a place).)
Thèmes
daily_life
|time
|weather
Définition
to seem sleepy, quiet, and not active
To be quiet and inactive, as if sleeping; to pass time in a drowsy or sluggish way.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
doze
API
GB/dˈoʊz/
US/dˈoʊz/
Syllabes et accentuation
doze (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (doze)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: doze
Verb
- Base: doze
- 3rd Person Singular: dozes
- Present Participle: dozing
- Past: dozed
Famille de mots
Forms
dozes
verb
dozing
verb
dozed
verb
Related words
dozy
adjective
dozer
noun
Expressions
doze away
1/dˈoʊz əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
spend time dozing
to pass time sleeping lightly
Exemples
- He dozed away the afternoon on the sofa.
- We dozed away a couple of hours in the shade.
- She dozed the morning away, recovering from the trip.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I dozed away the afternoon.
doze off
1/dˈoʊz ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
fall asleep unintentionally
to start sleeping without meaning to
Exemples
- I dozed off during the movie and missed the ending.
- She always dozes off on long flights.
- He was so tired he dozed off at his desk.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I dozed off on the bus.
- He dozed off in class.
doze through
1/dˈoʊz θɹˈu/
phrasal verb
sleep through part of something
to sleep during something and miss it
Exemples
- He dozed through most of the lecture.
- I dozed through the first half of the meeting.
- She dozed through the announcements on the train.
Exemples pédagogiques
- He dozed through the class.