The word 'siesta' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a brief nap or rest, particularly in hot climates, taken after lunch. For example: "We took a siesta in the afternoon to escape the heat of the day."
Whereas Punta del Este is all about cocktails and beer, hard bodies and hyperactivity, the winegrowing region of the south-west is as laid back as a sozzled gaucho enjoying his Sunday siesta.
They open at 9am for breakfasts, including the "Spanish special breakfast" where the accompanying drink options are coffee or beer, and remain open during the siesta hours, 2 – 5pm.
Much of the world, though, prefers to take a siesta.
It has already been established that those who siesta are less likely to die of heart disease.
Moreover, not everyone awakens refreshed from a siesta.The grogginess that can result from an unrefreshing siesta is termed "sleep inertia".
The steady crumbling of these sanctions has made the Iraqi Kurds exceedingly twitchy.Muhammad Kasro was curled up in the back of his small hardware shop in Arbil bazaar last month when an explosion interrupted his siesta.
Moreover, not everyone awakens refreshed from a siesta.The grogginess that results from an unrefreshing siesta is termed "sleep inertia".
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The news that Rodrigo Rato was leaving Bankia came at the start of Madrid's siesta on May 7th.
They are still talking about it".We've gone from the Chilean miracle to the Chilean siesta," declares Mr Piñera.
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