Usage examples of "dormir" in French with translation to English

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Le bébé semblait dormir à poings fermés. The baby seemed to be fast asleep.
Tu ferais mieux de dormir. You should go to bed.
Il est temps de dormir. It's bedtime.
C'est une histoire à dormir debout It's an unbelievable story
Mon chien fait souvent semblant de dormir. My dog often pretends to be asleep.
Mon père me lisait des histoires pour dormir. My father used to read me bedtime stories.
Je dois vraiment rentrer chez moi et dormir. I really need to go home and catch some zees.
Tu devrais dormir avant le voyage de demain. You should get some shut eye before the trip tomorrow.
Il est sans doute encore en train de dormir. The chances are that he is still in bed.
Il est grand temps que les enfants aillent dormir. It's high time the children went to bed.
Après le dîner, j'ai toujours envie de dormir. After supper, I always find myself falling asleep.
Est-ce que tu peux te forcer à dormir ? Can you will yourself to fall asleep?
Il faut que tu te brosses les dents avant de dormir. You are to clean your teeth before you go to bed.
Mon père avait l'habitude de me lire des histoires pour dormir. My father used to read me bedtime stories.
Bizarrement, je me sens l'envie de dormir lorsque j'écoute cette chanson. I get weirdly sleepy when I listen to this song.
J'ai continué à dormir parce que mon alarme n'a pas sonné. I overslept because my alarm didn't go off.
Papa s'assure que toutes les lampes sont déjà éteintes avant d'aller dormir Papa made sure all the lights were turned off before going to bed.
J'avais tellement envie de dormir que je pouvais à peine garder mes yeux ouverts. I felt so sleepy that I could hardly keep my eyes open.
Je pense que c'est bien que les livres existent encore, mais ils me donnent bien envie de dormir. I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy.
Pharamp souhaite la bonne nuit à Trang, même si elle sait qu'elle n'est pas en train de dormir à cette heure-là. Pharamp wishes Trang good night even though she knows that she is not in bed at this hour.
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