No. 7,898 in French
snooze
The French word "snooze" refers to delaying or postponing an alarm, often using a snooze button.
In a sentence
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.
Here, 'snooze' refers to the action of delaying the alarm by using a specific feature present in alarm clocks.
Pendant la réunion, il avait l'air de faire un petit snooze.
During the meeting, he seemed to take a little snooze.
In this context, 'snooze' is used colloquially to describe a short nap or moment of 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.
Here, 'snooze' is utilized metaphorically to indicate disinterest or boredom leading to sleep.
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