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oversleeping

UK
/ˌəʊvəˈsliːpɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈslipɪŋ/

Translations

oversleepingnoun
le fait de trop dormir
Oversleeping caused him to miss his morning meeting.
Le fait de trop dormir l'a amené à manquer sa réunion du matin.
Synonyms
overslumbering
prolonged sleep
excessive sleeping
sleeping in
oversleepinggerund / present participle
Used attributively to modify a noun, e.g., “an oversleeping guard”.
qui a trop dormiS'emploie pour une personne en retard parce qu'elle s'est endormie au-delà de l'heure prévue.
The oversleeping employees arrived late again.
Les employés qui ont trop dormi sont arrivés en retard encore une fois.
qui dort trop longtemps
The oversleeping child missed the school bus.
L'enfant qui dort trop longtemps a raté le bus scolaire.
Synonyms
dozing off
dozing
lying in
late-rising
sleeping late (lying in)
sleeping late
sleeping in
oversleepinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈsliːpɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈsliːpɪŋ/
Synonyms
late-rising
having a lie-in
lying in
slumbering
dozing
snoozing
sleeping in
oversleepverb

oversleeping

Gerund

overslept
Past Simple
overslept
Past Participle
oversleeping
Gerund
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈsliːp/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈslip/
faire la grasse matinée
I overslept and missed the first part of the meeting.
J’ai fait la grasse matinée et j’ai raté la première partie de la réunion.
Additional translations
raterAu sens de manquer quelque chose parce qu’on s’est réveillé trop tard.
dormir trop longtemps
Synonyms
doze
snooze
nap
slumber
sleep in
Antonyms
get up
arise
wake

Definitions

oversleepingnoun
The act of sleeping for a longer period than intended or necessary.
Oversleeping caused him to miss his morning meeting.
oversleepinggerund / present participle
Present-participle adjective describing someone who is sleeping longer than intended.
The oversleeping child missed the school bus.
oversleepinggerund / present participle
Failing to wake up at the intended time; habitually or currently oversleeping.
The oversleeping employees arrived late again.
oversleepverb
To sleep longer than intended or planned, often resulting in being late.
I overslept and missed the first part of the meeting.
To fail to wake up in time for (something) by sleeping too long.
He overslept the early train and had to catch the next one.
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