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The Spanish word for sleep is
sueño





sleep

Gender

The gender of sueño is masculine. E.g. el sueño.

Plural

The plural of sueño is sueños.

Spanish Definition


sleep
     1. vi. Dormir.
     2. vi. Dicho de un trompo, girar sobre su eje sin ningún otro movimiento.
     3. n. Sueño.
     4. n. Legaña.



Translations for sleep and their definitions

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


sueño
     1. n-m. sleep, slumber
     2. n-m. sleepiness
           Tengo mucho sueño. - I have much sleepiness
     3. n-m. dream
           Realicé mi sueño. - I have fulfilled my dream.
           Dónde Están Mis Sueños - Where Are My Dreams
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of soñar


legaña
     1. n-f. Alternative form of lagaña


lagaña
     1. n-f. sleep (rheum found in the corner of the eye after sleeping)


chele
     1. n-m. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) sleep (in the corner of the eye)
     2. n-m. (Dominican Republic) cent (currency)
     3. n-f. (vesre) milk
     4. n-f. (vulgar, slang) semen
     5. adj. (El Salvador, colloquial) fair-skinned
     6. adj. (Honduras, Nicaragua, colloquial) blond-haired


Dictionary entries from Wiktionary

Pronunciation

Mexican Dialect

dormir



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