nap

dormir la siesta, echar una siesta

Dormir durante un rato corto, generalmente de día.

En inglés sencillo: To sleep for a short time, usually during the day.

• The baby is napping.
• I napped on the sofa after lunch.
• Do you ever nap during the day?

Sinónimos: doze, snooze

Expresiones frecuentes: nap after lunch, nap on something, nap for an hour

estar desprevenido, estar distraído

No prestar atención o no estar preparado cuando ocurre algo.

En inglés sencillo: To fail to pay attention or be ready when something happens.

• The defenders were caught napping.
• A sudden price rise caught the company napping.
• The opposition scored while our team was napping.

Cómo se usa: catch someone napping (The sudden attack caught the defenders napping.)

Sinónimos: be off guard, be unprepared

Antónimos: be alert

Expresiones frecuentes: catch someone napping, be caught napping

siesta, cabezada

Sueño de corta duración, normalmente durante el día.

En inglés sencillo: A short sleep, usually during the day.

• I need a nap.
• She had a short nap after lunch.
• Did the baby wake up from his nap?

Sinónimos: snooze, doze

Expresiones frecuentes: take a nap, have a nap, afternoon nap, short nap

pelo, pelusa

Capa suave de pelos cortos que sobresalen de la superficie de una tela o del cuero.

En inglés sencillo: The soft layer of short raised hairs on cloth or leather.

• This cloth has a soft nap.
• A brush lifted the nap on the suede.
• The velvet's nap was worn away near the edge.

Sinónimos: pile

Expresiones frecuentes: soft nap, raised nap, brush the nap

dirección del pelo

Dirección hacia la que se inclinan los pelos cortos de una tela.

En inglés sencillo: The direction in which the short hairs on a fabric lie.

• Cut each piece with the nap.
• The fabric feels rough when you stroke against the nap.
• Check the nap before laying out your sewing pattern.

Expresiones frecuentes: with the nap, against the nap, nap direction