dodo

le dodo
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(baby talk for sleeping)
a. sleep
Quentin a besoin d’au moins huit heures de dodo. Sinon, il est de mauvaise humeur toute la journée.Quentin needs at least eight hours of sleep. Otherwise, he's cranky all day.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(baby talk for bedtime)
a. night-night
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Le bébé a sommeil. C’est l'heure du dodo.The baby is sleepy. It's night-night time.
b. beddy-bye
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Chez nous, l'heure du dodo est fixée à 20 heures.In our house, beddy-bye time is 8 p.m.
c. bed
Allez, Théo. Au dodo !Come on, Théo. Time for bed!
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(animal)
a. dodo
J’ai appris que certains pigeons sont apparentés aux dodos.I learned that some pigeons are related to dodos.
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