nap
The meaning (definition) of the word nap
to take a short sleep during the day
The word nap used in a sentence
“I like to take a nap after lunch.”
Words that mean the same as nap (synonyms)
restsleep
How the word nap is said around the world
| French | faire la sieste (fair lah SYEST) |
| Spanish | echarse una siesta (ay-CHAHR-say OO-nah SYEHS-tah) |
| Mandarin | 午睡 (woo shway) |
| Hindi | झपकी लेना (JHUP-kee LAY-nah) |
| Arabic | قيلولة (KAHY-loo-lah) |
| Russian | вздремнуть (vzdreem-NOOT) |
| Portuguese (EU) | dormir uma sesta (door-MEER OO-muh SESH-tuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | tirar uma soneca (chee-RAHR OO-mah soh-NEH-kah) |
| Japanese | 昼寝をする (hee-RU-neh oh su-ru) |
| German | Nickerchen (NI-kur-hyuhn) |
| Urdu | جھپکی (GYUP-kee) |
| Punjabi | ਝਪਕੀ (KYU-puh-kee) |
| Korean | 낮잠을 자다 (naht-JAH-meul jah-dah) |
| Hebrew | תְנוּמָה (TNOO-mah) |
| Greek | παίρνω έναν υπνάκο (PEHR-noh EH-nahn eep-NAH-koh) |
| Dutch | een dutje doen (uhn DUT-yuh doon) |
| Tagalog | pag-idlip (PAH-geed-leep) |
| Vietnamese | ngủ trưa (ngoo CHEW-uh) |
| Turkish | şekerleme yapmak (sheh-kehr-leh-MEH yahp-MAHK) |
| Persian | چرت زدن (chohrt ZAH-dahn) |
| Polish | drzemać (DZHEH-mahch) |
| Ukrainian | дрімати (DREE-mah-tee) |
| Bengali | ঘুম (goom) |
| Swedish | ta en tupplur (tah ayn TUP-loor) |
| Italian | fare un pisolino (FAH-ray oon pee-zoh-LEE-noh) |
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