duerme

/ˈdweɾme/, [ˈd̪weɾ.me]

sleep


Verb duerme

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of dormir.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of dormir.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of dormir.

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Examples
  • No la molestes mientras duerme.

    Don't disturb her while she is sleeping.

  • Él duerme de día y trabaja de noche.

    He sleeps by day and works by night.

  • Mi hija duerme ocho horas al día.

    My daughter sleeps eight hours a day.

  • El gato duerme sobre la silla.

    The cat is sleeping on the chair.

  • Thomas A. Edison ama tanto su trabajo, que duerme un promedio de menos de cuatro horas cada veinticuatro.

    Thomas A. Edison so loves his work that he sleeps an average of less than four hours of each twenty-four.

  • Él se duerme con las luces prendidas.

    He goes to sleep with the lights left on.

  • El bebé que duerme en el cochecito de bebé es tan lindo como un ángel.

    The baby sleeping in the baby carriage is as cute as an angel.

  • ¿Cuánto tiempo duerme un oso?

    How long does a bear sleep?

  • Duerme como un bebé.

    He's sleeping like a baby.

  • Tom duerme con la ventana abierta.

    Tom sleeps with his window open.

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