Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
dormir o sono dos justos
English translation:
To sleep the sleep of the just/innocent
Added to glossary by
Deyse Ferreira
May 24, 2013 22:13
11 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
dormir o sono dos justos
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Expressão idiomática utilizada no brasil para se referia à pessoa que está em paz consigo mesma, portanto, pode dormir bem.
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +8 | To sleep the sleep of the just/innocent | Nuno Rosalino |
5 +2 | sleeping on the side of the angels | David Alexandre (X) |
5 +1 | sleep like a baby..sleep like a log | airmailrpl |
5 +1 | sleep like an angel | Lumen (X) |
4 | to enjoy the sleep of the just . . . | David Drysdale (X) |
3 | to sleep soundly | Claudio Mazotti |
3 | the sleep of the innocent | Verginia Ophof |
Proposed translations
+8
1 hr
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To sleep the sleep of the just/innocent
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Expressão provavelmente originalmente traduzida de inglês (ou francês) para português.
Expressão provavelmente originalmente traduzida de inglês (ou francês) para português.
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2 mins
to sleep soundly
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+1
4 mins
sleep like a baby..sleep like a log
dormir o sono dos justos => sleep like a baby..sleep like a log
sleep like a log and sleep like a baby
to sleep very soundly. Everyone in our family sleeps like a log, so no one heard the thunderstorm in the middle of the night. Nothing can wake me up. I usually sleep like a baby.
http://www.idioms.thefreedictionary.com/sleep like a baby
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sleep like a log
to sleep very well
With a full stomach and a warm blanket, I slept like a log.
Idiom Definitions for 'Sleep like a baby'
If you sleep very well, you sleep like a baby.
Read more at http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/sleep like a ba...
The best thing to sleep on is a clear conscience.
People who say they sleep like a baby haven't got one.
sleep like a log and sleep like a baby
to sleep very soundly. Everyone in our family sleeps like a log, so no one heard the thunderstorm in the middle of the night. Nothing can wake me up. I usually sleep like a baby.
http://www.idioms.thefreedictionary.com/sleep like a baby
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Note added at 11 mins (2013-05-24 22:25:04 GMT)
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sleep like a log
to sleep very well
With a full stomach and a warm blanket, I slept like a log.
Idiom Definitions for 'Sleep like a baby'
If you sleep very well, you sleep like a baby.
Read more at http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/sleep like a ba...
The best thing to sleep on is a clear conscience.
People who say they sleep like a baby haven't got one.
16 mins
the sleep of the innocent
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Example sentence:
to take rest in (a specified kind of sleep): He slept the sleep of the innocent.
Reference:
+1
27 mins
2 hrs
to enjoy the sleep of the just . . .
Suggestion:
to enjoy the sleep of the just . . .
to enjoy the sleep of the just . . .
+2
15 hrs
sleeping on the side of the angels
i do believe this is the correct expression
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