"sleep tight" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sleep tight.wav
Etymology: The word tight is sometimes explained as here meaning “well, soundly”. However, it can just as well be interpreted in its literal sense of “firm, fast”; compare fast asleep. Head templates: {{en-interj}} sleep tight
  1. A farewell said shortly before going to bed; usually said between family members or good friends. Categories (topical): Sleep Synonyms: sleep well Related terms: sit tight Translations (farewell): dorm bé (Catalan), welterusten (Dutch), slaapwel (Dutch), slaap lekker (Dutch), trusten (Dutch), truste (Dutch), dors bien (French), dormez bien (French), schlaf gut [informal] (German), schlafen Sie gut [formal] (German), dormi bene (Italian), dobranoc, pchły na noc (Polish), durma bem (Portuguese), buenas noches (Spanish), duerma bien (Spanish), dröm sött (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sleep_tight-en-intj-ohCVnDbf Disambiguation of Sleep: 72 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English farewells, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English farewells: 97 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 92 8

Phrase

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sleep tight.wav
Etymology: The word tight is sometimes explained as here meaning “well, soundly”. However, it can just as well be interpreted in its literal sense of “firm, fast”; compare fast asleep. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} sleep tight
  1. If one keeps oneself tightly bundled one will sleep warm and rest well.
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "farewell",
          "word": "dorm bé"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "farewell",
          "word": "welterusten"
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        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "farewell",
          "word": "slaapwel"
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        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "farewell",
          "word": "slaap lekker"
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        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "farewell",
          "word": "trusten"
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        {
          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "farewell",
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "farewell",
          "word": "dors bien"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "farewell",
          "word": "dormez bien"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "farewell",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "schlaf gut"
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          "sense": "farewell",
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          "word": "schlafen Sie gut"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "farewell",
          "word": "dormi bene"
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        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "farewell",
          "word": "dobranoc, pchły na noc"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "farewell",
          "word": "durma bem"
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        {
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "farewell",
          "word": "buenas noches"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "farewell",
          "word": "duerma bien"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "farewell",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "farewell",
      "word": "dorm bé"
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      "sense": "farewell",
      "word": "welterusten"
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      "sense": "farewell",
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      "word": "slaap lekker"
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      "sense": "farewell",
      "word": "dors bien"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "farewell",
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      "sense": "farewell",
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      "word": "schlaf gut"
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      "word": "schlafen Sie gut"
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      "sense": "farewell",
      "word": "dormi bene"
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      "sense": "farewell",
      "word": "dobranoc, pchły na noc"
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      "sense": "farewell",
      "word": "durma bem"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "farewell",
      "word": "buenas noches"
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      "sense": "farewell",
      "word": "duerma bien"
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