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Sleepy person
How do you say "a sleepy person" in English? Is there any idiom or any other fixed phrase?
12 de oct. de 2016 14:35
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Hi Italkian friend! How have you been?
Let me introduce myself, my name is Getulio. I'm from Brazil. It's nice to meet you.
Well, I happen to have some "sluggish" relatives who are always slowly, dull and tired. Thus I guess you can refer to them as "sluggish"
Cheers!
12 de octubre de 2016
2
"Sleepyhead" works, but it's usually only used for children. Otherwise, for adults, we'd use another structure to talk about them being tired.
12 de octubre de 2016
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Context matters for this one. As the earlier poster said, "sleepyhead" is the most literal single term for what you ask. But it has usage restrictions. It's typically used as a form of address; that is, it's more natural to CALL someone "sleepyhead" directly than to refer to someone AS a sleepyhead.
And, as mentioned, it carries a silly or childish connotation. You would never say to your boss, "Lets not hire him, he's a sleepyhead."
Some adjectives you might use to describe a sleepy person: Lethargic, dopey, narcoleptic, fatigued.
A friend of mine, when he's sick or un-rested, will say, "I'm really dragging ass today." This sounds completely natural to a native English speaker's ear, but is highly vernacular.
12 de octubre de 2016
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Daria
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Inglés, Francés, Ruso
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Inglés, Francés
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