Dormidas (en. Asleep)

[dormiðas]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

State of sleep or natural rest of the organism.

After a long day of work, I fell into deep sleeps.

Después de un largo día de trabajo, caí en dormidas profundas.

Amount of time spent sleeping.

My sleeps this week have been between six and eight hours.

Mis dormidas esta semana han sido de entre seis y ocho horas.

From the verb 'dormir' in its participial form.

golden sleeps

To sleep very deeply, often without interruptions.

dormidas de oro

to have two naps

To sleep on two separate occasions during the day.

tener dos dormidas

to fall asleep

To fail to stay awake, often at an inappropriate time.

quedarse dormida

sleep

Action of being in a state of sleep.

dormir

dream

Natural state of rest that occurs in various cycles.

sueño

awaken

Process of coming out of the state of sleep.

despertar

Take a little nap.

After lunch, I'm going to take a little nap; I'm tired.

Después de comer, voy a echarme un sueñito, estoy cansado.

Take a 'power nap.'

I'm going to take a 20-minute 'power nap' before returning to work.

Voy a tomar un 'power nap' de 20 minutos antes de regresar al trabajo.