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eu dormia

was sleeping, used to sleep

d u ɾ m i ɐ → dormir
dorm sleep + ia I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #10,283
was sleeping, used to sleep The same form can mean “was sleeping” or “used to sleep”; the context tells you which.
PO: Eu dormia quando você ligou.
EN: I was sleeping when you called.
Conjugation of dormir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First dormia dormíamos
Third dormia —

Minha bolsa e bilhete foram roubados enquanto eu dormia no trem.

My bag and ticket were stolen while I was sleeping on the train.

Fadil dormia profundamente.

Fadil was fast asleep.

A gente ria, dormia, comia.

We laughed, slept, and ate.

— O Salário do Medo (1953)

Você sempre dormia com a janela aberta?

Did you always sleep with the window open?

O bebê dormia profundamente.

The baby was fast asleep.

As pessoas adoram contar que ele dormia com a secretária.

People love to tell the story of how he slept with his secretary.

— O Fabuloso Destino de Amélie Poulain (2001)

Eu dormia no chão.

I used to sleep on the floor.

Aqui dormia minha mãe.

My mother used to sleep here.

— Volver (2006)

Sim, dormia.

Yes, I used to sleep.

— O Escafandro e a Borboleta (2007)

Ele só dormia ou bebia.

He either slept or drank.

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

Tom dormia no sofá da sala.

Tom was sleeping on the living room sofa.

Mas você dormia.

But you were asleep.

— O Escafandro e a Borboleta (2007)

Olhava ela girar e girar, até que eu dormia.

I watched her spin and spin until I fell asleep.

— Durante a Tormenta (2018)

Você devia ter feito isso enquanto ele dormia.

You should have done it while he was sleeping.

— Predador: Terras Selvagens (2025)

Mas entenda que tudo rolou enquanto eu dormia.

But understand that all of this happened while I was sleeping.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

É onde o filho-da-mãe dormia.

That's where the son of a bitch slept.

— Titanic (1997)

Não dormia.

I wasn't sleeping.

— A Pele Que Habito (2011)

Você quer dizer que dormia com ela?

You mean you were sleeping with her?

— As Invasões Bárbaras (2003)

Quando eu fui a ele, ele dormia; mas eu o acordei.

When I went to him, he was sleeping; but I woke him up.

Tom dormia profundamente.

Tom was fast asleep.

O bebê dormia profundamente nos braços da mãe.

The baby was sleeping deeply in his mother's arms.

Finalmente descobri onde ele dormia.

I finally found out where he slept.

Dormia comigo, mas não queria me ensinar.

He slept with me, but he didn't want to teach me.

— O Tigre e o Dragão (2000)

Você estava aqui enquanto eu dormia?

Were you here while I was sleeping?

— A Infância de Ivan (1962)

Quando Barfi dormia no ventre da mãe.

When Barfi was sleeping in his mother’s womb.

— Barfi! (2012)

Era o escritório dele e ele geralmente dormia lá.

It was his office, and he usually slept there.

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

O bebê dormia profundamente nos braços de sua mãe.

The baby was sleeping soundly in his mother's arms.

Eu não dormia assim há anos.

I haven't slept like this in years.

— Swades: We, the People (2004)

Enquanto o resto de nós dormia, ele trabalhava.

While the rest of us slept, he worked.

— Clube da Luta (1999)

A cobra dormia enrolada.

The snake slept coiled up.

Tom dormia na aula.

Tom was sleeping in class.

Não trabalhava, dormia o dia todo.

I didn't work; I slept all day.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Um ladrão invadiu enquanto ele dormia.

A thief broke in while he was sleeping.

Dormia no sofá da sala.

He was sleeping on the living room sofa.

— Fale com Ela (2002)

Achavam que eu dormia.

They thought I was asleep.

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Sami tocou a irmã de Layla enquanto ela dormia.

Sami touched Layla’s sister while she was sleeping.

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