somnambule

sleepwalker

noun som-nahm-BUL Rare

Origin: from Latin somnus (sleep) + ambulare (to walk)

Usage Note

Somnambule can be used as both a noun and an adjective (un enfant somnambule, 'a sleepwalking child'). The condition is somnambulisme. Figuratively, avancer comme un somnambule describes someone moving in a daze or on autopilot.

Examples

"Il marche comme un somnambule dans le couloir."

Natural Translation

He walks like a sleepwalker in the hallway.

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