WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| adormecer⇒ vtr | (provocar sueño) (UK) | send [sb] to sleep v expr |
| | (US) | put [sb] to sleep, lull [sb] to sleep v expr |
| | | make [sb] sleepy v expr |
| | La madre adormece a su bebé con una canción de cuna. |
| | The mother sent her baby to sleep with a lullaby. |
| adormecer vtr | (entumecer, insensibilizar) (UK, make insensible) | anesthetise⇒, anaesthetise⇒ vtr |
| | (US) | anesthetize⇒ vtr |
| | | numb⇒ vtr |
| | (pain) | dull⇒, deaden⇒ vtr |
| | El dentista adormeció la boca del paciente usando lidocaína. |
| | The dentist anesthetised (or: anaesthetised) the patient's mouth, using lidocaine. |
| adormecerse⇒ v prnl | (empezar a dormirse) (colloquial) | drop off vi phrasal |
| | (UK, slang) | nod off vi phrasal |
| | (US, slang) | doze off vi phrasal |
| | | fall asleep vi + adv |
| | El abuelo se adormeció oyendo música relajante. |
| | The grandfather dropped off listening to relaxing music. |
| adormecerse v prnl | (miembro: entumecerse) | go to sleep v expr |
| | | go numb vi + adj |
| | Cuando hacía frío, al pescador se le adormecían las manos. |
| | When it was cold the fisherman's hands would go to sleep. |
'adormecer' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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