snooze

snooze

The French word "snooze" refers to delaying or postponing an alarm, often using a snooze button.

Here, 'snooze' refers to the action of delaying the alarm by using a specific feature present in alarm clocks.

J'ai appuyé sur le bouton snooze pour gagner quelques minutes de sommeil.

I pressed the snooze button to gain a few more minutes of sleep.

In this context, 'snooze' is used colloquially to describe a short nap or moment of sleep.

Pendant la réunion, il avait l'air de faire un petit snooze.

During the meeting, he seemed to take a little snooze.

Here, 'snooze' is utilized metaphorically to indicate disinterest or boredom leading to sleep.

Son émission était si ennuyeuse que beaucoup dans le public ont fait un snooze.

His show was so boring that many in the audience took a snooze.