What does addormentare in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word addormentare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use addormentare in Italian.

The word addormentare in Italian means anesthetize, numb, deaden, fall asleep, go to sleep, fall asleep, fall asleep, fall asleep on one's feet. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word addormentare

anesthetize

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (far dormire) (medical)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Lo fece addormentare con una storia.
I anesthetized her with a story.

numb, deaden

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (intorpidire, ottundere)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il dentista mi addormentò la gengiva con un'iniezione dolorosa.
The dentist numbed my gums with a painful injection.

fall asleep, go to sleep

verbo intransitivo (prendere sonno)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Si addormentò in pochi minuti.
She fell asleep within minutes.

fall asleep

verbo intransitivo (figurato (parte del corpo: intorpidirsi)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
A forza di stare seduto mi si sono addormentate le gambe.
I've been seated so long that I now have pins and needles in my legs.

fall asleep

verbo intransitivo (figurato (fare [qc] svogliatamente) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Non addormentartici su quel lavoro!
Don't slack off on that job!

fall asleep on one's feet

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