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ROBINDESBOIS July 08, 2009 02:23 PM

To have a lie-in
 
How do you say in AE to have a lie-in?

Tomisimo July 08, 2009 05:02 PM

Hmmm, I'm not sure what a lie-in is. Can someone enlighten me on that? :)

poli July 08, 2009 06:02 PM

It means: to get up late/ wake up late/ spend the morning in bed (sleeping)

Rusty July 08, 2009 06:07 PM

I thought I posted here earlier. Poli's almost right, I believe. I would say it means to lounge around in bed (all morning) (BUT awake). It's when people wake up, but don't get out of bed all morning.

If we sleep longer than usual, that is called sleeping in. To have a lie-in is British for quedarse en cama.

ROBINDESBOIS July 09, 2009 01:27 AM

thanks

brute July 09, 2009 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 41385)
I thought I posted here earlier. Poli's almost right, I believe. I would say it means to lounge around in bed (all morning) (BUT awake). It's when people wake up, but don't get out of bed all morning.

If we sleep longer than usual, that is called sleeping in. To have a lie-in is British for quedarse en cama.

Spot on old chap! Do you not have lie-ins? They are better and longer than Siestas. When our childen sleep in friends' houses, we say Sleep-over. It that the same in EEUU?

Tomisimo July 09, 2009 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by brute (Post 41514)
When our childen sleep in friends' houses, we say Sleep-over. It that the same in EEUU?

I think the term slumber party would be more commonly used over here than sleep-over.

Nico July 09, 2009 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Tomisimo (Post 41518)
I think the term slumber party would be more commonly used over here than sleep-over.

And I would say that slumber party is used more often for girls, and sleep-over for boys.

Tomisimo July 09, 2009 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Nico (Post 41520)
And I would say that slumber party is used more often for girls, and sleep-over for boys.

Yes, it could be. That part of my life is pretty much ancient history. :)

Rusty July 09, 2009 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Nico (Post 41520)
And I would say that slumber party is used more often for girls, and sleep-over for boys.

Absolutely!


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