| 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. | |
