nap

fare un sonnellino, sonnecchiare

Dormire per poco tempo, di solito durante il giorno.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: doze, snooze

Espressioni comuni: nap after lunch, nap on something, nap for an hour

essere impreparato, dormire

Non prestare attenzione o non essere pronto quando succede qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: catch someone napping (The sudden attack caught the defenders napping.)

Sinonimi: be off guard, be unprepared

Contrari: be alert

Espressioni comuni: catch someone napping, be caught napping

sonnellino, pisolino

Breve periodo di sonno, di solito durante il giorno.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: snooze, doze

Espressioni comuni: take a nap, have a nap, afternoon nap, short nap

pelo

Strato morbido di peli corti che sporgono dalla superficie di un tessuto o della pelle.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: pile

Espressioni comuni: soft nap, raised nap, brush the nap

verso del pelo

Direzione in cui si stendono i peli corti di un tessuto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: with the nap, against the nap, nap direction