dormir un poco

to sleep a little

→ dormir

phrase Rare #24,975

to sleep a little Used to talk about getting a small amount of sleep or taking a short rest. The infinitive dormir means “to sleep,” and un poco means “a little.”

SP: Después del viaje, necesito dormir un poco.

EN: After the trip, I need to sleep a little.

Debería ir a casa y dormir un poco.

I should go home and get some sleep.

Tal vez debería dormir un poco.

Maybe I should get some sleep.

— La asistenta (2025)

Voy a dormir un poco.

I'm going to sleep for a bit.

— La vida de los otros (2006)

Solo necesito dormir un poco.

I just need to get some sleep.

Necesito dormir un poco.

I need to get some sleep.

Trata de dormir un poco.

Try to get some sleep.

Todo lo que quiero ahora es dormir un poco.

All I want now is to get some sleep.

Solo quiero ir a casa y dormir un poco.

I just want to go home and get some sleep.

Quizás solo necesite dormir un poco.

Maybe he just needs to get some sleep.

Querría dormir un poco.

I’d like to sleep for a bit.