Assoupi (en. Dozing)

/a.su.pi/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
adjective
Who is in a state of light sleep.
The cat, dozing on the cushion, did not react to the noise.
Le chat, assoupi sur le coussin, ne réagit pas au bruit.
State of someone who is not fully awake.
After lunch, he felt dozy and had trouble concentrating.
Après le déjeuner, il se sentait assoupi et avait du mal à se concentrer.
Related to a cozy and light sleep.
She spent a dozy afternoon on the couch.
Elle a passé une après-midi assoupie sur le canapé.

Etymology

The word 'assoupi' comes from the verb 'assoupir', which means to fall into a light sleep.

Common Phrases and Expressions

asleep like a rock
To be deeply asleep.
assoupi comme un rocher
to be dozing
To be in a state of light sleep.
être assoupi
to fall asleep dozing
To let oneself fall into a light sleep without realizing it.
s'endormir assoupi

Related Words

assoupir
To make someone fall into a light sleep.
assoupir
sleep
State of rest characterized by a reduction in consciousness.
sommeil
drowsiness
State of being drowsy, conducive to dozing.
somnolence

Slang Meanings

To be half out of it.
After the meal, I'm a bit out of it, dozing.
Après le repas, je suis un peu dans les vapes, assoupi.
To be in a fog.
He has trouble thinking; he is dozing and in a fog.
Il a du mal à réfléchir, il est assoupi et dans le brouillard.