dormir/dɔʁ.miʁ/

Examples

• Après une journée chargée, je préfère dormir tôt.

  After a busy day, I prefer to go to sleep early.

• Les enfants doivent dormir suffisamment pour rester attentifs en classe.

  Children must sleep enough to remain attentive in class.

• Elle a du mal à dormir quand le quartier est bruyant.

  She has trouble sleeping when the neighborhood is noisy.

Collocations

• dormir profondémentto sleep deeply

Common mistakes

• Je dort profondément

  Je dors profondément

  The first-person singular present indicative of dormir is dors; dort is used only with the third-person singular.

Related words

• antonymveillerto stay up late, keep vigil, watch over a sick person at night or during a death wake

Grammar note

The verb dormir uses the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses.

Examples

• En dormant huit heures par nuit, je me sens plus concentré au travail.

  By sleeping eight hours a night, I feel more focused at work.

• Il a raté son arrêt en dormant dans le train.

  He missed his stop while sleeping on the train.

• Le bébé, dormant paisiblement dans son berceau, n'a pas entendu la porte.

  The baby, sleeping peacefully in the cradle, did not hear the door.

Grammar note

The verb dormir uses the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses.

Examples

• J'ai dormi huit heures cette nuit.

  I slept for eight hours last night.

• Après le long voyage, nous avons dormi dans un petit hôtel.

  After the long journey, we slept in a small hotel.

• Elle a dormi profondément malgré le bruit de la rue.

  She slept deeply despite the noise from the street.

Grammar note

The verb dormir uses the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses.

Examples

• Tu dors déjà malgré le bruit dans la rue.

  You are already asleep despite the noise in the street.

• Je dors mieux quand la fenêtre est entrouverte.

  I sleep better when the window is slightly open.

• Dors encore un peu, le réveil n'a pas sonné.

  Sleep a little longer; the alarm has not rung yet.

Grammar note

The verb dormir uses the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses.

Examples

• Mon fils dort déjà dans sa chambre.

  My son is already sleeping in his room.

• Le chat dort au soleil près de la fenêtre.

  The cat is sleeping in the sun near the window.

• Elle dort mieux depuis qu'elle suit cette routine.

  She has been sleeping better since she started following this routine.

Collocations

• dormir profondémentto sleep deeply

Common mistakes

• Je dort profondément

  Je dors profondément

  The first-person singular present indicative of dormir is dors; dort is used only with the third-person singular.

Related words

• antonymveillerto stay up late, keep vigil, watch over a sick person at night or during a death wake

Grammar note

The verb dormir uses the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses.