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"Sleep" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "dormir", and "breathe" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "respirar". Learn more about the difference between "sleep" and "breathe" below.
sleep(
slip
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to rest)
a. dormir
My neighbor's dog was barking all night and I couldn't sleep.El perro de mi vecino estaba ladrando la noche entera y no pude dormir.
a. dormir
His kids sleep at their grandparents' house every weekend.Sus hijos duermen en la casa de sus abuelos todos los fines de semana.
a. acostarse con
Rumor has it that the boss is sleeping with his secretary.Corre el rumor de que el jefe se acuesta con su secretaria.
b. dormir con
I'm fond of you, but I don't want to sleep with you. There's no chemistry between us.Te tengo cariño, pero no quiero dormir contigo. No hay química entre nosotros.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
5. (rest)
a. el sueño (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are a number of ailments that can affect your quality of sleep.Existen varias enfermedades que pueden afectar la calidad de su sueño.
a. las legañas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He yawned and rubbed the sleep from his eyes.Bostezó y se limpió las legañas de los ojos.
breathe(
brith
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. transpirar
Cotton is very comfortable in part because it breathes.El algodón es muy cómodo en parte porque transpira.
b. dejar pasar el aire
I don't like polyester because it doesn't breathe.No me gusta el poliéster porque no deja pasar el aire.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to inhale)
a. aspirar
She got lung cancer from all those years she spent breathing secondhand smoke.Se enfermó de cáncer de pulmón a causa de todos esos años que pasó aspirando el humo de segunda mano.
