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1 dormir Verb, intransitive

(a) to sleep; (for a short period) to sleep, have a sleep; ~ un peu to sleep for a bit, sleep for a while, have a little sleep; bien ~ (at night) to sleep well, have (or) get a good night's sleep; (during day) to sleep well, have a good sleep; ~ mal (at night) to sleep quite badly, not sleep very well, not get a good night's sleep; (during day) to sleep quite badly, not sleep very well; il a dormi dans le train he had a sleep on the train; elle a dormi sur le canapé she slept on the sofa; j'ai mal dormi cette nuit I didn't sleep very well last night, I didn't get a very good night's sleep; est-ce que vous avez bien dormi? did you sleep well?; je n'ai pas très bien dormi I didn't sleep very well; ~ comme un bébé to sleep like a log

See also: bâiller, cauchemar, endormir, rêve, réveiller, rêver, sieste, somme

(b) (at the moment) to be asleep, be sleeping; il dort en ce moment he's asleep at the moment; ne faites pas trop de bruit: le chien dort sur le canapé keep the noise down: the dog's asleep on the couch; quand je suis rentré, elle était en train de ~ devant la télé when I got back, she was asleep (or) sleeping in front of the television

(c) (fig: of water, forest) to be still

(d) (Finance: of money) be idle, lie idle


Present
je dors, tu dors, il/elle dort, nous dormons, vous dormez, ils/elles dorment
Imperfect
je dormais, tu dormais, il/elle dormait, nous dormions, vous dormiez, ils/elles dormaient
Future
je dormirai, tu dormiras, il/elle dormira, nous dormirons, vous dormirez, ils/elles dormiront
Perfect
j' ai dormi, tu as dormi, il/elle a dormi, nous avons dormi, vous avez dormi, ils/elles ont dormi
Present subjunctive
je dorme, tu dormes, il/elle dorme, nous dormions, vous dormiez, ils/elles dorment

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