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dormire

"dormire" means "to sleep" in Italian. It is number 713 on the frequency list, in A2 (verb).

Meaning

to sleep; to be inactive, to not be doing anything; to show no sign of life

IPA

/dorˈmi.re/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Dovresti dormire.
  You should sleep.
  Tatoeba: Pharamp / CK
• Voglio dormire.
  I want to sleep.
  Tatoeba: ver / CK
• Dovrebbe dormire.
  You should sleep.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK

Learned together

In the course, "dormire" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• decidere to decide, to fix, to arrange,…
• usare to use
• saperlo to know it (sapere + lo)
• continuare to continue, to keep on doing
• funzionare to function, to work
• preoccuparti to worry (preoccupare + ti)
• cambiare to exchange
• dirti to tell you (dire + ti)
• permettere to allow, to let, to permit,…

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