English to French Meaning of drowsy - somnolent

Drowsy :

somnolent

adjective

somnolent, sommeillé, endormi

Drowsily :: d'un air endormiDrowsy :: somnolent

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Definitions of drowsy in English

Adjective(1) half asleep, or dozing, or napping(2) showing lack of attention or boredom

Examples of drowsy in English

(1) Flowers explode with color, tree trunks pulse with thick veins of sap, stones appear almost like living cells in the drowsy heat of the mid-afternoon sun.(2) Watching television or listening to music or a book on audiotape until becoming drowsy promotes falling asleep naturally.(3) William sounded drowsy and tired when he answered the phone.(4) Since drowsiness is the brain's last step before falling asleep, driving while drowsy can - and often does - lead to disaster.(5) Here I am, at the end of the day, pleasantly tired and drowsy , ready for a good night's sleep.(6) Pip spends the morning with Mr. Pumblechook at his drowsy seed-shop on the equally unexciting commercial street of town.(7) I was still drowsy from whatever the drug he gave me contained.(8) Everything feels so warm and lovely, very much different from the drowsy atmosphere of the sea over at our place.(9) Jem and Scout lived in Maycomb, Alabama, a drowsy , isolated town where everyone knew everyone.(10) Besides feeling drowsy and exhausted the next day, people with sleep apnea face high blood pressure and risk heart attacks and stroke.(11) She has to take powerful drugs to control the pain and the inflammation, which often make her drowsy and sleepy.(12) I went towards the bench since I felt so drowsy and I fell asleep without even knowing it.(13) The surrounding villages were dark and drowsy .(14) Valia got up, still drowsy and half asleep with her hand on her hip.(15) I may have gone if not for him calling me when I was still drowsy and half asleep.(16) It hissed, and he felt drowsy and sleepy instantly.

Related Phrases of drowsy

(1) feel drowsy ::

somnoler

(2) be drowsy ::

somnolent

Related Phrases of drowsy

(1) feel drowsy ::

somnoler

(2) be drowsy ::

somnolent

Synonyms

Adjective

1. sleepy ::

somnolent

2. soporific ::

soporifique

3. yawning ::

bâillement

4. dozy ::

sommeillé

Antonyms

1. alert ::

alerte

2. awake ::

éveillé

3. conscious ::

conscient

4. wide-awake ::

éveillé

Different Forms

drowsily, drowsy

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