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Meanings of catch a wink in English

Portuguese
dormitar
Catalan
fer una becaina
Spanish
echar una siesta

Take a siesta.

dormitar
Synonyms
Examples for "nap"
Examples for "nap"
1
I can believe it; I needed a nap after reading 40 pages.
The Guardian
2
However, this nap and the following ones were not influenced by endotoxin.
Pubmed
3
If it's a boulder problem, go take a nap in the forest.
Climbing Magazine
4
No, the longer Opals nap lasted, the better for everyone, especially her.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
5
He confronted Del that evening, after he had taken a long nap.
Shadowland
1
As he recalled, Molly could revive pretty quickly after even a brief catnap.
Daniel's desire
2
He wondered, as he had before, whether the old man was taking a catnap.
The last testament
3
Around 6 PM, I decided to take a catnap and fell asleep across the bed.
Oh lord, help me keep my panties on
4
I won't mind if you catnap for a while.
God's gift
5
While Walter took a catnap, I went downstairs.
Desert places: a novel of terror
Usage of catch a wink in English
1
It ill becomes you to catch a wink on a dying man's last words.
Scarlet
2
His babysitters took a deep breath when the chimp went to sleep-andtried to catch a wink themselves.
Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
3
Catch a wink; the time'll go faster.
The Song of the Lark
4
Without deigning to notice it, she caught a wink and a nod from one vaquero to another.
Mavericks
5
The most common explanation was that they had worked the whole night through and hadn't caught a wink of sleep.
Villain
6
"Can't a rat catch a wink of sleep without being rudely popped into the air?"
Charlotte’s Web
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Translations for catch a wink