sleepily

[US]/'sliːpɪlɪ/
[UK]/'slipɪli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. de manière somnolente ou léthargique; paresseusement

Example Sentences

It was blue Monday and Henry nodded sleepily over his books.

C'était lundi bleu et Henry hocha la tête somnolent au-dessus de ses livres.

She yawned sleepily as she crawled into bed.

Elle bâilla somnolente en se faufilant au lit.

The cat blinked sleepily in the warm sun.

Le chat cligna des yeux somnolent au soleil chaud.

He answered the phone sleepily, still half asleep.

Il décrocha le téléphone somnolent, encore à moitié endormi.

The baby rubbed her eyes sleepily before falling back asleep.

Le bébé se frotta les yeux somnolent avant de se rendormir.

The dog wagged its tail sleepily as it lay down for a nap.

Le chien remua la queue somnolent en se couchant pour faire une sieste.

She walked sleepily to the kitchen to make some coffee.

Elle marcha somnolente jusqu'à la cuisine pour préparer du café.

He drove sleepily through the quiet streets in the early morning.

Il conduisit somnolent à travers les rues tranquilles tôt le matin.

The old man nodded sleepily in his chair by the fireplace.

Le vieil homme hocha la tête somnolent dans son fauteuil près de la cheminée.

The students listened sleepily to the lecture after a late night of studying.

Les étudiants écoutèrent somnolent la conférence après une nuit tardive d'étude.

She sighed sleepily, feeling the warm sun on her face.

Elle soupira somnolente, sentant la chaleur du soleil sur son visage.

Real-world Examples

" Where're you going? " said Ron sleepily.

" Où vas-tu ? " dit Ron, somnolent.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

" Someone attacking you, Harry? " Seamus asked sleepily.

" Quelqu'un t'attaque, Harry ? " demanda Seamus, somnolent.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

We sleepily thought it was the distant thunder.

Nous pensions, somnolents, que c'était le tonnerre lointain.

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

" What now" ? she asked sleepily, and, withal, curiously.

" Qu'est-ce qui se passe maintenant ?" demanda-t-elle, somnolente, et, en même temps, curieusement.

Source: Sea Wolf (Part Two)

" Oh I am glad I'm not on duty, " muttered Mr. Weasley sleepily.

" Je suis content de ne pas être de service, " marmonna M. Weasley, somnolent.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

She snatched him up into her arms and he awoke, waving small fists and slobbering sleepily.

Elle le prit dans ses bras et il se réveilla, agitant de petits poings et bavant, somnolent.

Source: Gone with the Wind

" Whether you are there or not, " she murmured sleepily, " good night — and thank you" .

" Que tu sois là ou non, " murmura-t-elle, somnolente, « bonne nuit — et merci ».

Source: Gone with the Wind

" Happy Christmas, " said Ron sleepily as Harry scrambled out of bed and pulled on his dressing gown.

" Joyeux Noël, " dit Ron, somnolent, alors qu'Harry se levait et mettait son peignoir.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

The Gryphon woke up, and said sleepily to Alice, It's just talk, you know. They never execute anybody.

Le Griffon se réveilla et dit à Alice, somnolent : « Ce ne sont que des paroles, tu sais. Ils n'exécutent jamais personne. »

Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Simplified Version)

Dick sat down sleepily on a box.

Dick s'assit, somnolent, sur une boîte.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

Popular Words

Explore frequently searched vocabulary

Download App to Unlock Full Content

Want to learn vocabulary more efficiently? Download the DictoGo app and enjoy more vocabulary memorization and review features!

Download DictoGo Now