What does adormecer in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word adormecer in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use adormecer in Portuguese.
The word adormecer in Portuguese means go to sleep, adormecer, adormecer, cochilar, adormecer, adormecer, amortecer, adormecer, adormecer, anestesiar, cair no sono, fazer adormecer. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word adormecer
go to sleep(dormir, pegar no sono) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
adormecerintransitive verb (fail to wake on time) Hillary overslept and was late to work. |
adormecer(go to sleep) Eu fico acordado na cama, incapaz de adormecer. I lay awake in bed, unable to fall asleep. |
cochilarphrasal verb, intransitive (informal (fall asleep) (BRA) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Ele cochilou enquanto dirigia e destruiu o carro dele. He nodded off while driving and wrecked his car. |
adormecerphrasal verb, intransitive (informal, figurative (fall asleep) A música calma e as luzes baixas me fizeram adormecer durante o filme. The calm music and low lights caused me to drift off during the movie. |
adormecerphrasal verb, intransitive (informal (fall asleep from exhaustion) |
amortecertransitive verb (make numb) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) |
adormecerverbal expression (limb: become numb) (perder a sensação de um membro) Estou sentada nessa posição faz tempo, minhas pernas adormeceram. I've been sitting in this position for so long, my legs have gone to sleep. |
adormecer(figurative, informal (be bored) (figurado) This movie is so boring, I'm falling asleep. |
anestesiartransitive verb (make numb) (fazer ficar dormente) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) O dentista anestesiou minha boca antes de começar a trabalhar no meu dente. The dentist numbed my mouth before he began working on my teeth. |
cair no sonointransitive verb (US, slang (fall asleep) (expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.) |
fazer adormecerphrasal verb, transitive, separable (informal (cause to sleep or pass out) (locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).) |
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