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"Overslept" is a form of "oversleep", an intransitive verb which is often translated as "quedarse dormido". "Asleep" is an adjective which is often translated as "dormido". Learn more about the difference between "asleep" and "overslept" below.
asleep(
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. dormido
Orson is fast asleep.Orson está profundamente dormido.
a. adormecido
I was sitting in a weird position and now my foot is asleep.Estaba sentando en una postura rara y ahora tengo la pierna adormecida.
b. dormido
I can't walk. My whole leg is asleep.No puedo caminar. Tengo toda la pierna dormida.
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oversleep(
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An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. quedarse dormido
It's noon already? I overslept!¿Ya es mediodía? ¡Me quedé dormido!
b. no despertarse a tiempo
Martin didn't hear the alarm clock and overslept.Martín no oyó el reloj despertador y no se despertó a tiempo.
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