dormir.
to sleep
Meaning & usage
to sleep
Duermo muy bien todas las noches.
to fall asleep
¿En qué piensas mientras te duermes?
to sleep in
¿Qué hora es? ¡Me he dormido!
to die; to rest in death
Y así la reina durmió para siempre.
to put to sleep (someone or something)
Los durmió a todos usando un hechizo.
to anesthetize
Solo un médico puede dormir a un paciente.
to euthanize, to put down (mainly for pets but also people)
Ayer por la tarde durmieron a mi gato.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *drem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti Proto-Italic *dormiō Latin dormīre Old Spanish dormir Spanish dormir Inherited from Old Spanish dormir, from Latin dormīre, from Proto-Italic *dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti, from *drem- (“to sleep”) + *-yéti.
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