tidur — meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  IndonesiaMalaysianeutralcommon
  • To sleep; to rest in a state of reduced consciousness and diminished responsiveness to external stimuli.

  Examples

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  • Setelah seharian bekerja keras, saya tidur nyenyak sampai pagi tanpa gangguan.

    After a hard day's work, I slept soundly until morning without disturbance.

  • Anak kecil itu tidur siang selama dua jam agar tidak mengantuk saat belajar sore nanti.

    The little child took a two-hour nap so he wouldn't be sleepy during afternoon study.

  • Kami tidur di tenda saat berkemah di pegunungan selama akhir pekan lalu.

    We slept in tents while camping in the mountains last weekend.

  • Dia sulit tidur karena suara bising dari luar rumah yang terus-menerus terdengar.

    He had difficulty sleeping because of continuous noise from outside the house.

• 2.

  IndonesiaMalaysiaeuphemisticcolloquial
  • A euphemism for having sexual intercourse.

  Examples

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  • Mereka bermalam di hotel itu setelah tidur semalam bersama untuk pertama kalinya.

    They spent the night at that hotel after sleeping together for the first time.

  • Pasangan muda itu tidur di rumah baru mereka untuk merayakan ulang tahun pernikahan pertama.

    The young couple slept in their new house to celebrate their first wedding anniversary.

  • Cerita itu secara halus menggambarkan bagaimana mereka tidur bersama setelah bertemu di pesta.

    The story subtly describes how they slept together after meeting at the party.

• 3.

  IndonesiaMalaysiafigurativecolloquial
  • To be inactive, dormant, or not functioning (often used figuratively of objects, systems, or organizations).

  Examples

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  • Perusahaan itu tampak tidur selama beberapa bulan karena tidak ada proyek baru yang masuk.

    That company seemed dormant for several months because no new projects came in.

  • Sistem keamanan itu tidur sehingga tidak bisa mendeteksi ancaman yang terjadi kemarin.

    The security system was inactive and failed to detect the threat that happened yesterday.

  • Klub sepak bola itu tidur setelah mengalami kekalahan berturut-turut tanpa melakukan perbaikan strategi.

    The football club was dormant after consecutive losses without making strategic improvements.