Dozy Meaning in English

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التعريف

Feeling sleepy, tired, or not fully awake. Sometimes it can also mean being slow or not paying attention.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and mostly British English. Often used for people acting sleepy or slow ('a bit dozy in class'). Can sound gentle or teasing. Not used to describe deep sleep.

• Spanish: adormilado - soñoliento
• Portuguese (BR): sonolento - lerdo
• Portuguese (PT): sonolento - lerdo
• Chinese (Simplified): 昏昏欲睡的 - 懒散的
• Chinese (Traditional): 昏昏欲睡的 - 懶散的
• Hindi: नींद में डूबा - सुस्त
• Arabic: نعسان - بليد
• Bengali: ঘুমঘুম - আলস্যপূর্ণ
• Russian: сонный - вялый
• Japanese: うとうとしている - ぼんやりしている
• Vietnamese: lơ mơ - buồn ngủ
• Korean: 졸린 - 멍한
• Turkish: uykulu - sersem
• Urdu: اونگھتا ہوا - سست
• Indonesian: mengantuk - lamban

جمل نموذجية

I'm feeling dozy after lunch.

basic

The puppy looks so dozy on the sofa.

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He was too dozy to finish his homework.

basic

Sorry, I’m a bit dozy today—I stayed up too late.

natural

You’re being a bit dozy—the keys are in your hand!

natural

That meeting was so boring, I got really dozy.

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