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hi·ber·nate

(hī′bər-nāt′)

intr.v. hi·ber·nat·ed, hi·ber·nat·ing, hi·ber·nates

1. To be in a dormant or torpid state during a cold period, especially during the winter.

2. To be in an inactive or dormant state or period: "In Lawrenceville people hibernated and life passed them by" (Jacqueline Susann).

[Latin hībernāre, hībernāt-, to winter, from hībernus, relating to winter; see ghei- in Indo-European roots.]

hi′ber·na′tion n.

hi′ber·na′tor n.

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hi·ber·na·tion

(hī′bər-nā′shən)

An inactive state resembling deep sleep in which certain animals living in cold climates pass the winter. In hibernation, the body temperature is lowered and breathing and heart rates slow down. Hibernation protects the animal from cold and reduces the need for food during the season when food is scarce. Compare estivation.

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hibernation

the practice of certain animals of sleeping throughout the winter. Cf. estivation.

hibernation

A dormant state, with a reduced metabolic rate, adopted by certain mammals and reptiles to survive winter.

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Noun	1.	hibernation - the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter torpidity, torpor - a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"
	2.	hibernation - cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals dormancy, quiescence, quiescency - a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"
	3.	hibernation - the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years" retirement - withdrawal from your position or occupation

Translations

سُبات، إسْبات

zimní spánek

liggen i dvale

Überwinterung

αδρανοποίηση χειμερία νάρκη

hibernation

téli álom

vetrardvali

letargo ibernazione

vinterdvale

спячка

zimný spánok

kış uykusuna yatma

冬眠

hibernation

[ˌhaɪbəˈneɪʃən] N → hibernación f, invernación f

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hibernation

[ˌhaɪbə^rˈneɪʃən] n → hibernation f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hibernation

n (lit, fig) → Winterschlaf m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hibernation

[ˌhaɪbəˈneɪʃ/ən] n → letargo, ibernazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hibernate

(ˈhaibəneit) verb

(of certain animals, eg hedgehogs) to pass the winter in a condition like sleep.

ˌhiberˈnation noun

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