dormir
Meanings
Verb
1. to sleep (intransitive)
2. to fall asleep (reflexive)
3. to sleep in (reflexive)
4. to die; to rest in death (euphemistic)
5. to put to sleep (someone or something) (transitive)
6. to anesthetize (euphemistic, medicine)
7. to euthanize, to put down (mainly for pets but also people) (euphemistic, medicine)
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Ayer por la tarde durmieron a mi gato.
Yesterday evening my cat was put to sleep.
¿En qué piensas mientras te duermes?
What do you think of while you fall asleep?
Los durmió a todos usando un hechizo.
He put them all to sleep by using a spell.
Solo un médico puede dormir a un paciente.
Only a doctor can anesthetize a patient.
Duermo muy bien todas las noches.
I sleep very well every night.
¿Qué hora es? ¡Me he dormido!
What time is it? I've overslept!