Dormidos (en. Asleep)

/dorˈmiðos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

That is in the state of sleeping.

The children are asleep in their beds.

Los niños están dormidos en sus camas.

That has spent a prolonged time without activity.

That garden seems to have been dormant for years.

Ese jardín parece estar dormido desde hace años.

That is inactive or without movement.

The dormant memories in his mind began to resurface.

Los recuerdos dormidos en su mente empezaron a resurgir.

Derived from the verb 'dormir', which comes from the Latin 'dormire'.

wake up the sleepers

To make a person who is asleep wake up.

despertar a los dormidos

have sleeping dreams

To have aspirations or illusions that have not yet been realized.

tener sueños dormidos

resting on one's laurels

Not making an effort to improve after having had success.

estar dormido en los laureles

sleep

Action of being in a state of sleep.

dormir

dream

Natural state of rest in which consciousness is lost.

sueño

wake up

To move from the state of sleep to being awake.

despertar

To be very tired.

After working so much, I'm out of it.

Después de trabajar tanto, estoy dormido.

To be distracted or lost in thought.

He arrived late because he was zoned out.

Llegó tarde porque andaba dormido.