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sleepy

sleepy

Meaning of sleepy

tired and ready to sleep

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British English/ˈsliːpi/
American English/ˈsliːpi/
Russian transcription[ˈsonnɨj]
sleepy
sleepy - sleepy
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sleepy with Russian translation

sleepy usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

К девяти часам я был сонный и готов ко сну.

By nine o'clock, I was sleepy and ready for bed.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

После долгой поездки я был сонный и молчаливый.

After the long drive, I felt sleepy and quiet.

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sleepyсонный
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
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how to pronounce sleepy

/ˈsliːpi/

sleepy translation

sleepy

sleepy examples

By nine o'clock, I was sleepy and ready for bed.

sleepy transcription

/ˈsliːpi/, /ˈsliːpi/

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sleepy meaning: what does it mean?

tired and ready to sleep

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sleepy is pronounced as /ˈsliːpi/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

sleepy definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

By nine o'clock, I was sleepy and ready for bed. Translation: К девяти часам я был сонный и готов ко сну.

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