La Palabra Del Dia: "dormir"

Question

dormir ( dohr-meer' )

verb ( to sleep )

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There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speaker's suggestions. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

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Please encourage everyone with a vote.

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Guidelines:

Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.
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Examples:

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1. Anoche sólo dormí cinco horas.

Last night I only slept five hours.

2. ¿Sabías que los koalas pueden dormir hasta veintidós horas por día?

Did you know that koalas can sleep up to twenty-two hours a day?
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Hola mods all . - ray76, Apr 17, 2015

Hola Raymon xo - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

Hola mod buddies. - ian-hill, Apr 17, 2015

:) - Sassette, Apr 17, 2015

Hola Ian and Missy. ♥♥ - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

Hello and happy weekend. - katydew, Apr 18, 2015

Shabbat shalom! - Daniela2041, Apr 18, 2015

Gut Shabbes! :)♥ - rac1, Apr 18, 2015

Answer 1

Cuando era un bebito mi hijo dormía en mis brazos. Todavía lo hace de vez en cuando.

When he was a tiny baby my son slept in my arms. He still does every once in a while.

Precious :) - Joydeep_Singh, Apr 17, 2015

echo Joydeep_Sing's comment - Sassette, Apr 17, 2015

:) - Raja-jani, Apr 17, 2015

That's a beautiful thing. ♥ - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

Very beautiful, the baby's quite sweet , too lol hahaha - FELIZ77, Apr 17, 2015

Yes, I love that :) - sanlee, Apr 17, 2015

Answer 2

My kitten, always sleeps on one of my dogs.

Mi gatita siempre duerme sobre uno de mis perros.

....."on" Sounds more natural. :) - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

Peregrine, ¿se puede usar la palabras: 'encima de' en lugar de sobre, por favor? - FELIZ77, Apr 17, 2015

@Feliz, Sí se pueden usar. - crucesignatus, Apr 17, 2015

@Rac, Thank you Rac, aunque pienso que de grande no cabrá sobre el perro más pequeño. :) - crucesignatus, Apr 17, 2015

Que bueno ... muy precioso :) - Joydeep_Singh, Apr 17, 2015

Lovely picture. :) - ian-hill, Apr 18, 2015

Love the video...jejeje - rac1, Apr 21, 2015

Answer 3

Los Koalas duermen veintodós horas por día porque su dieta es muy baja en proteína.

Kolas sleep 22 hours a day because their diet is very low in protein.

The sleepers..jejeje - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

I haven't seen koalas up to now, but now two of them arrived to our Zoo, so I suppose I shall see them. I shall take along a grandchild as a pretext. - porcupine7, Apr 17, 2015

Lol Porcu... - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

interesting - Sassette, Apr 17, 2015

i will give them GNC weigh protein shake so they could gear up and dance :) - Joydeep_Singh, Apr 17, 2015

Wow, amazing! - sanlee, Apr 17, 2015

Thanks guys ,. - ray76, Apr 18, 2015

:) - ian-hill, Apr 18, 2015

The truth is they are so stoned on eucalyptus their brains have shut down. - jennysk, Apr 18, 2015

Answer 4

De niña siempre me dormía en clase, lo que no le gustaba nada a la maestra.

As a little girl I always fell asleep in class, which the teacher didn't like at all.

Good one .. - Joydeep_Singh, Apr 17, 2015

:) - Raja-jani, Apr 17, 2015

Awww....you were tired. - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

Daniela ¿estabas muy cansada o simplemente te aburrías como una ostra, en la escuela, amiga? - FELIZ77, Apr 17, 2015

Es que me aburría mucho. :) - Daniela2041, Apr 17, 2015

Yo también, Dani :) - sanlee, Apr 17, 2015

Answer 5

Esta música me duerme. - This music sends me to sleep.

Te duermen el brazo. - They give you a local anaesthetic in the arm.

You should listen to music at night, Ian. :) - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

I don't princesa - I listen to voices on a radio - I pretend I am not alone in my big bed. :) - ian-hill, Apr 17, 2015

Answer 6

Insomnio es cuando una persona tiene dificultades con dormir y duerme demasiado poco.

Insomnia is when a person has difficulty sleeping and has little sleep.

....."difficulty".... :) - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

oops - thanks rac. I will correct it now. 11pm Sydney time was a little late for me. - languagenut, Apr 17, 2015

I know what you mean, I do it all the time. jeje - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

...EL insomnio...dificultades para dormir.. :) - Pablo064, Apr 18, 2015

He also has little "sheep" :-D - Jubilado, Apr 18, 2015

Answer 7

Espero poder dormirme en la avión esta noche- salimos para nuestro destino esta noche pero no llegaremos hasta mañana- mi esposa siempre duerme con facilidad, pero yo tengo dificultad- sin embargo quisiera divertirme mañana y por eso ojalá que duerma lo suficiente.

I hope to be able to fall asleep on the airplane tonight- we leave for our destination tonight, but don't arrive until tomorrow- my wife always sleeps easily, but I have difficulty- nonetheless I would like to enjoy myself tomorrow and so hopefully I sleep enough.

..no llegaremos hasta mañana or no vamos a llegar hasta... have a good trip :) - Pablo064, Apr 17, 2015

Gracias, Tiempo. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 17, 2015

Enjoy :) - Raja-jani, Apr 17, 2015

I would have to be very tired to sleep on a plane. - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

Answer 8

He was so tired that he fell into a deep sleep as soon as he arrived home!

Con corrección:

Estaba tan cansado que se durmió profundamente en cuanto llegó en casa!

Editor's note/s: I am a little confused here about 'en cuanto.' I have learnt that you should use the subjunctive (mood) following 'en cuanto' but does this only apply in sentences which have a future meaning, or in any sentence after en cuanto? The imperfect subjunctive looks odd /out of place, here! The present subjunctive would not be used as far as I know because the first clause is (written) in the imperfect past and they should both match: both present or both past subjunctive! Please help/advise me!

Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor

Hello mate!, you must write: "Estaba tan cansado que se durmió profundamente en cuanto llegó a casa." - crucesignatus, Apr 17, 2015

Muchas gracias por tu correccion, Peregrine :) - FELIZ77, Apr 17, 2015

When “en cuanto” refers to an idea or time in the future, the subjunctive is used when you conjugate the verb that follows. “En cuanto” works exactly like “cuando”, but since it is so commonly used, it is worth mentioning. The only difference is that “cu - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

“cuando” = “when”, and “en cuanto” = “as soon as”. This is from Tosh. - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

Rac? - FELIZ77, Apr 17, 2015

Thank you, rac:) - FELIZ77, Apr 17, 2015

Just remembered it from Tosh's thread. :) - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

wow rac!! :D - Pablo064, Apr 17, 2015

Lol...It's not mine...I wish it were. :) - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

There is not such a rule about subjunctive. But you can see the differences: - LuisCache, Apr 17, 2015

"En cuanto llega a casa se duerme" (siempre) "En cuanto llegó a casa se durmió" (en esa ocasión) - LuisCache, Apr 17, 2015

Well, there again, Tosh said it. jejejeje - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

yes I know rac but you paid attention and that counts :) - Pablo064, Apr 18, 2015

Answer 9

Original:

Necesito dormir más, pero tengo problemas para quedarme dormido, así que sólo traduzco hasta que yo esté lo suficientemente cansada para ir a dormir.

Corrected:

Necesito dormir más, pero tengo problemas para quedarme dormida, así que voy a traducir hasta que yo esté lo suficientemente cansada para ir a dormir.

¡Muchas gracias, Tiempo!

I need to sleep more, but I have problems falling asleep, so I just translate until I am tired enough to go to sleep.

I have wondered about some of the times of day I see you posting. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 17, 2015

So do I, Sandy. :( - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

Well I say, If you can't sleep don't. It's just too frustrating. - sanlee, Apr 18, 2015

It really is...you're right, it's best to just get up. - rac1, Apr 18, 2015

...dormidA?..hasta que estoy lo... :) - Pablo064, Apr 18, 2015

...if you want to use subjunctive 'voy a traducir hasta que 'estè' lo suficientemente cansada... :) - Pablo064, Apr 18, 2015

My vote mate. - ray76, Apr 18, 2015

Thanks Tiempo ! You're the best! - sanlee, Apr 18, 2015

Thanks Ray and Rac and Bosque! - sanlee, Apr 18, 2015

Hay veces cuando estoy para acostarme (a las 11pm hora Pacífica) Y tú todaviía estás charlando en FB con amigos--aveces conmigo. :) Y son las 2 or 3 am donde vives. - Daniela2041, Apr 18, 2015

Sí es verdad, Dani, pero soy una persona de la noche... - sanlee, Apr 18, 2015

:) - Sassette, Apr 18, 2015

Answer 10

Nuestra maestra siempre decía cuando entraba en la clase ruidosa : Cuando el gato duerme los ratones bailan.

Our teacher always said when she entered the noisy class: when the cat sleeps, mice dance.

Hola Porcu. ♥ "When the cat sleeps, mice dance." :) - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

Since it is a quote. :) - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

...siempre decía.. :) - Pablo064, Apr 17, 2015

:) - Raja-jani, Apr 17, 2015

My English teacher would always come back into the classroom and say, "when the cat's away, the mice will play". - katydew, Apr 18, 2015

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Apr 18, 2015

Answer 11

Sabías que no es solo koalas sino mi leo tambien que puede dormir hasta 22 horas por día.

Did you know that it's not just the koalas but also my Leo who can sleep upto 22 hours a day ...

Hola Ambi y otros amigos ,, les eché de menos a todos ustedes .. como estan amigos ..

Hi Ambi and other friends,, i missed all of you .. how are you guyz doing ??

Halo amigo - todo va bien? - ian-hill, Apr 17, 2015

Hola, Jimmy, ¿Qué tal? - Daniela2041, Apr 17, 2015

Hola Jimmy, ¿Qué pasa? :) - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

Muy bien amigos ,, gracias :) - Joydeep_Singh, Apr 17, 2015

Hi Jimmy, Nice to see you here! - sanlee, Apr 17, 2015

G'day Jimmy , how are you ? - ray76, Apr 18, 2015

Answer 12

Me gusta dormir con las ventanas abiertas, es más fácil.

I like to sleep with the windows open, it's easier.

I voted, but it's not easier for me :) - Raja-jani, Apr 17, 2015

Donde vivo yo, en el invierno hace demasiado frío y tengo que poner la califacción. En el verano hace demasiado calor y tengo que poner, el aire acondicionado. - Daniela2041, Apr 17, 2015

Lo entiendo, Daniela. Para mí, no es acerca de la temperatura, aunque no puedo abrir la ventana en invierno porque es frígida entonces. Sólo duermo mucho mejor con aire fresco. - jim5489, Apr 17, 2015

I would much rather have my windows open all the time. It's so nice when the weather cooperates. - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

Answer 13

"¿Dormiste bien anoche?" "Sí, estoy bien descansado."

“Did you sleep well last night?” “Yes, I am well rested.”

Ready to carpe diem ! - rac1, Apr 17, 2015

Answer 14

It's difficult to sleep when someone is snoring.

Es difícil dormir cuando alguien está roncando.

¡Qué chistoso! - Daniela2041, Apr 18, 2015

Great! - sanlee, Apr 18, 2015

Rofl :) - rac1, Apr 18, 2015

Answer 15

Creo que no necesitamos tanto sueño cuando somos mayores. Me duermo temprano, pero entonces me despierto después de cinco o seis horas, el el medio de la noche.. ¡Me molesta mucho! A veces me levanto y estudio español.

I think that we don't need as much sleep when we are older. I go to sleep early, but then I wake up after five or six hours, in the middle of the night. It is very annoying! Sometimes I get up and study Spanish.

I hear you, Jenny! Yo también. - sanlee, Apr 18, 2015

Many times I can't sleep, so I read, which I love doing anyway. - rac1, Apr 18, 2015

But at least you don't waste the time :) - Pablo064, Apr 19, 2015

Tiene que tener cuidado de no enfermar, por no dormir lo suficiente, con insomio compañera. :) - crucesignatus, Apr 28, 2015