Usage examples of "dormirse" in Spanish with translation to English

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Su discurso duró tanto que algunos empezaron a dormirse. His speech went on for such a long time that some people began to fall asleep.
Estaba a punto de dormirse cuando oyó que alguien decía su nombre. He was about to fall asleep, when he heard his name called.
Me dormí escuchando la radio. While listening the radio, I fell asleep.
Cierra los ojos y duérmete. Close your eyes and go to sleep.
Tenía miedo de dormirme mientras manejaba. I was afraid I might fall asleep while driving.
Él se duerme con las luces prendidas. He goes to sleep with the lights left on.
Me duermo fácilmente mientras miro televisión. I fall asleep easily while watching television.
Ella se durmió en mis brazos. She fell asleep in my arms.
Anoche me dormí con el televisor encendido. Last night I fell asleep with television on.
Él se durmió con la radio prendida. He fell asleep with the radio on.
Probablemente se cansó de esperar y se durmió. He probably got tired of waiting and fell asleep.
Una vez intenté la meditación budista, pero me dormí a la mitad de la sesión. I tried Buddhist meditation once, but I fell asleep halfway through the session.
En Corea existe una teoría popular que dice que "si te comes un cuarto de lechuga iceberg, te dormirás". Por lo tanto, entre los conductores de camiones de Corea, se considera a la lechuga como algo que no debería comerse antes de trabajar. In Korea, there's a popular theory that says that: "If you eat a quarter of an Iceberg lettuce, you will fall asleep". Thus, amongst truck drivers in Korea, lettuce is known as something that should not be eaten before work.
La bebé lloró hasta dormirse. The baby wept to sleep.
No se permite dormirse en clase. Sleeping in class is not allowed.
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