dormir
verb
1. to sleep
to be resting and not awake
Common combinations
- dormir profundamente — sleep deeply
- dormir bien — sleep well
- dormir mal — sleep badly
- El bebé duerme toda la noche.The baby sleeps all night.
- No puedo dormir con tanto ruido.I can't sleep with so much noise.
- Ayer dormí muy poco.I slept very little yesterday.
2. to stay the night, to sleep somewhere + en
to spend the night in a place
Common combinations
- dormir en un hotel — stay at a hotel
- dormir fuera de casa — sleep away from home
- dormir en casa — sleep at home
- Esta noche dormimos en un hotel.Tonight we are staying at a hotel.
- ¿Dónde vas a dormir?Where are you going to sleep?
- Mis amigos durmieron en mi casa.My friends stayed at my house.
3. to make sleepy, to put to sleep
to cause sleep or make someone unconscious
Common combinations
- dormir al paciente — put the patient to sleep
- dormir con anestesia — put to sleep with anesthesia
- La medicina me durmió.The medicine made me sleepy.
- El médico durmió al paciente.The doctor put the patient to sleep.
- El anestesista lo durmió antes de la operación.The anesthetist put him to sleep before the operation.
4. to sleep with someone, to have sex with someone + con
euphemistic · to have sexual relations with someone
Common combinations
- dormir con alguien — sleep with someone
- Ella durmió con su novio.She slept with her boyfriend.
- No quiero dormir con él.I don't want to sleep with him.
- Se dice que el actor durmió con la cantante.They say that the actor slept with the singer.
Same root
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