to fall asleep
Pienso en ti antes de dormirme y al despertarme por la mañana.
I think of you before I fall asleep and when I wake up in the morning.
— Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Necesito dormirme antes de la medianoche.
I need to fall asleep before midnight.
Yo nunca he tenido problemas para dormirme.
I've never had trouble falling asleep.
Cuando iba a dormirme vi caer una sábana.
As I was about to go to sleep, I saw a sheet fall.
— La doble vida de Verónica (1991)
Tenía miedo de dormirme mientras manejaba.
I was afraid of falling asleep while driving.
Me despierto y no puedo volver a dormirme.
I wake up and can't fall back asleep.
— Corre Lola, corre (Run Lola Run) (1998)
Tenía mucho sueño, sin embargo no podía dormirme.
I was very sleepy, but I couldn't fall asleep.