Sentence examples of "dormía" in Spanish with translation "sleep"

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Ella falleció tranquilamente mientras dormía. She passed away peacefully in her sleep.
Cuando llegó Marcus yo dormía. When Marcus arrived, I was sleeping.
Me torcí el cuello mientras dormía. I sprained my neck while sleeping.
El ciervo dormía sobre un lecho de hojas. The deer slept on a bed of leaves.
Él trabajaba de noche y dormía de día. He worked at night and slept in the daytime.
No me gustó que volviera a casa cuando yo dormía. I didn't like him to come back home while I was sleeping.
Y cuando él estaba cansado dormía a la sombra de ella. And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade.
Ella puso la sábana sobre el niño que dormía en el sofá. She put the blanket over the child sleeping on the sofa.
Mi esposa dio a luz a un niño cuando éramos muy pobres. Mientras ella dormía, yo cociné arroz y verduras durante varios días y la sorprendí con la variedad y el sabor de mi cocina. My wife gave birth to a child when we were very poor. While she was sleeping, I cooked rice and vegetables for several days and surprised her with the variety and taste of my cooking.
No pude volver a dormir. I couldn't get back to sleep.
Tom debería dormir un poco. Tom should get some sleep.
No tengo tiempo para dormir. I don't have time to sleep.
Al gato le gusta dormir. The cat likes sleeping.
Tom puede dormir donde sea. Tom can sleep anywhere.
No pude dormir bien anoche. I couldn't sleep well last night.
Al dormir, él roncaba estrepitosamente. While sleeping, he snored loudly.
Quiero dormir un poquito más. I want to sleep a little more.
Mi esposa está intentando dormir. My wife is trying to sleep.
Tengo que irme a dormir. I have to go to sleep.
Busco un sitio para dormir. I'm looking for a place to sleep.
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