acostarse

pron.v.

1 to incline to one side; to lie down.

Estar acostado to be lying down

2 to approach.

3 to stand inshore. (Nautical)

4 to lie along; to have a list. (Nautical)

Acostarse con to sleep with

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acostarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (estirarse) to lie down

2 (irse a dormir) to go to bed

■ es hora de acostarse it's bedtime

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verb

1) to go to bed

2) lie down

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VPR

1) (=tumbarse) to lie down; (=ir a dormir) to go to bed; LAm (=dar a luz) to give birth

nos acostamos tarde — we went to bed late

Pilar se acostó con Juan — Pilar went to bed o slept with Juan

ella se acuesta con cualquiera — she sleeps around

es hora de acostarse — it's bedtime

2) (=inclinarse) to lean, bend

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(v.) = go to + bed, retire + at night, bed down, lie down, bunk down

Ex. Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

Ex. Modern man is beset by many types of noise each day from the time he wakes until he retires at night.

Ex. Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping.

Ex. They stopped or lay down or wallowed frequently just before the crossing point on the river.

Ex. The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.

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(v.) = go to + bed, retire + at night, bed down, lie down, bunk down

Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

Ex: Modern man is beset by many types of noise each day from the time he wakes until he retires at night.

Ex: Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping.

Ex: They stopped or lay down or wallowed frequently just before the crossing point on the river.

Ex: The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.

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■acostarse verbo reflexivo
1 to go to bed
2 fam (con otra persona) to sleep, to go to bed [con, with]
'acostarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
echarse
- tarde
- tumbarse
- acostar
- echar
- recostar
- seguro
- trasnochar
English:
bed
- bedtime
- before
- lie
- lie down
- nightcap
- retire
- sack
- sit up
- sleep around
- sleep together
- sleep with
- stay up
- turn in
- wait up
- way
- early
- late
- night
- sleep
- turn

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vpr

1. [irse a la cama] to go to bed;

suele acostarse tarde he usually goes to bed late

2. [tumbarse] to lie down (en on);

acuéstese boca arriba lie face up

3. Fam [tener relaciones sexuales]

acostarse con alguien to sleep with sb;

acostarse juntos to sleep together

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acostarse

v/r

1 go to bed; (tumbarse) lie down;

acostarse con las gallinas go to bed very early

2

:

acostarse con alguien go to bed with s.o., sleep with s.o.

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vr

1) : to lie down

2) : to go to bed

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acostarse vb

1. (irse a la cama) to go to bed

se suele acostar pronto he usually goes to bed early

2. (tumbarse) to lie down [pt. lay; pp. lain]

acuéstate un poco lie down for a bit