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adormecer.

to fall asleep (to pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.doʁ.meˈse(ʁ)/Brazil[a.doɦ.meˈse(h)]Brazil/a.doɾ.meˈse(ɾ)/São-Paulo/a.doʁ.meˈse(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to fall asleep (to pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep)

    intransitive
    Não consegui adormecer.
  2. to oversleep

    intransitive
  3. to send somebody to sleep, to lull to sleep

    transitive
  4. to anesthetize

    transitive
  5. to soothe, to relieve

    figuratively · transitive
  6. to go numb (body part)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adormecer, from Latin addormīscere. Compare Galician and Spanish adormecer.

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