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dormir



dormir
sleep


Definitions

Portuguese > English
dormir
     1. v. to sleep; to be asleep (to rest in a state of reduced consciousness)
           O gato está dormindo. - The cat is sleeping.
     2. v. to fall asleep (to become asleep)
           Demorou horas até que eu dormisse. - Hours passed before I fell asleep.
     3. v. to have a given type of sleep
           Dormir uma soneca. - To have a nap.
     4. v. (figurative, intransitive) to sleep (to be temporarily inactive)
           A célula dos terroristas está dormindo. - The terrorist cell is asleep.
     5. v. (indtr, com, .euphemistic) to sleep with (to have sex with)
           Peguei-a dormindo com um rapaz. - I caught her sleeping with a boy.
     6. v. (indtr, com, .figurative) to be constantly with
           A memória da guerra dorme com o veterano. - The memory of the war sleeps with the veteran.
     7. v. (poetic, intransitive) to be dead
           Todos meus heróis dormem. - All my heroes are dead.
     8. v. (informal, of a limb, intransitive) to fall asleep (to temporarily lose blood circulation)
           Acordei no meio da noite e meu braço tinha dormido. - I woke up in the middle of the night and my arm had fallen asleep.
     9. v. (Brazil, slang) not to notice a problem
           O controlador dormiu e os aviões bateram. - The controller didn’t pay attention and the aeroplanes collided.
Portuguese > Portuguese
dormir
     1. Verbo. entrar ou estar em estado de sono
English > Portuguese
sleep
     1. Substantivo. sono
     2. Verbo. dormir



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