Kip Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈkɪp/

kip

UK

/kˈɪp/

kip

التعريف

'Kip' is a British informal word meaning a short sleep or nap, or the act of sleeping in general.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal, mostly UK English. Common collocations: 'have a kip', 'grab a kip', 'take a kip'. Rare in American English. Not used for deep or night-long sleep.

• Spanish: siesta (informal) - dormir (informal)
• Portuguese (BR): cochilada - dormir (informal)
• Portuguese (PT): soneca - dormir (informal)
• Chinese (Simplified): 小睡 (口语) - 打盹 (口语)
• Chinese (Traditional): 小睡 (口語) - 打盹 (口語)
• Hindi: झपकी (अनौपचारिक) - सोना (अनौपचारिक)
• Arabic: غفوة (عامية) - نوم (عامية)
• Bengali: ঝটপট ঘুম - হালকা ঘুম
• Russian: короткий сон - вздремнуть
• Japanese: うたた寝 - 仮眠
• Vietnamese: chợp mắt - ngủ ngắn
• Korean: 잠깐 눈붙이기 - 낮잠
• Turkish: kestirme - kısa uyku
• Urdu: جھپکی - تھوڑی دیر کی نیند
• Indonesian: tidur sebentar - tidur singkat

جمل نموذجية

I need a quick kip before dinner.

basic

He likes to have a kip in the afternoon.

basic

She found a quiet place to kip during her break.

basic

Let’s find somewhere to kip for a while; I’m exhausted.

natural

After that long flight, I could really use a decent kip.

natural

He just lay down on the sofa and had a quick kip.

natural