French Dictionary

1 endormir Verb, transitive

(a) to put to sleep, send somebody to sleep, lull a rocking baby to sleep

(b) to deaden a pain; to allay, lull suspicion; to beguile

Present: j' endors, tu endors, il/elle endort, nous endormons, vous endormez, ils/elles endorment
Imperfect: j' endormais, tu endormais, il/elle endormait, nous endormions, vous endormiez, ils/elles endormaient
Future: j' endormirai, tu endormiras, il/elle endormira, nous endormirons, vous endormirez, ils/elles endormiront
Perfect: j' ai endormi, tu as endormi, il/elle a endormi, nous avons endormi, vous avez endormi, ils/elles ont endormi
Present subjunctive: j' endorme, tu endormes, il/elle endorme, nous endormions, vous endormiez, ils/elles endorment

2 s'endormir Verb, pronominal

(a) (intentionally) to go to sleep; (usually unintentionally) to fall asleep, drop off (Infml), nod off (Infml); il ne faut pas t'~ en classe you mustn't fall asleep in class; je me suis couché de bonne heure mais il m'a fallu un petit moment pour m'~ I went to bed early but it took me a little while to get to sleep (or) to nod off (Infml)

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

(b) (euphemism: to die) to pass away

(c) (fig: of town etc) to grow calm, fall asleep; (of pain) to subside, die down

French-English translation of endormir