dormir.
to sleep; to be asleep (to rest in a state of reduced consciousness)
Meaning & usage
to sleep; to be asleep (to rest in a state of reduced consciousness)
O gato está a dormir/dormindo.
to fall asleep (to become asleep)
Demorou horas até que eu dormisse.
to have a given type of sleep
Dormir uma soneca.
to sleep (to be temporarily inactive)
A célula dos terroristas está a dormir/dormindo.
to sleep with (to have sex with)
Apanhei-a a dormir/dormindo com um rapaz.
to be constantly
A memória da guerra dorme com o veterano.
to be dead
Todos (os) meus heróis dormem.
to fall asleep (to temporarily lose blood circulation)
Acordei no meio da noite e (o) meu braço tinha dormido.
not to notice a problem
O controlador dormiu e os aviões bateram.
to spend the night
A luz dormiu acesa.
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 Galician-Portuguese dormir Portuguese dormir Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dormir, from Latin dormīre, from Proto-Italic *dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti, from *drem- (“to sleep”) + *-yéti.
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