dormir

/dɔʁ.miʁ/

verb A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
dort
past
a dormi
perfect
dormi

Meaning

  1. to sleep

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: intransitive.

Similar words

faire la grasse matinée

dormir is the general word "to sleep"; faire la grasse matinée means "to sleep in," to sleep late.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

dormir

dormir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to sleep."

Practice

1 What does dormir mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le bébé ___ depuis deux heures.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dormir?

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