i Always thought "i sleep" was
Je dors = i sleep
(You are right, the following definitions are just complements)
Sleep
n sommeil m
→ I haven't been getting enough sleep recently.
I need some sleep. > J'ai besoin de dormir.
to go to sleep > s'endormir
→ Now go to sleep and stop worrying about it.
to get to sleep > s'endormir
→ I couldn't get to sleep because of the noise.
I can't get to sleep. Je n'arrive pas à m'endormir., Je n'arrive pas à trouver le sommeil.
to have a good night's sleep > passer une bonne nuit
to lose sleep over sth, I didn't lose any sleep over it. > Ça ne m'a pas empêché de dormir.
to put sb to sleep [+patient] > endormir qn
to put an animal to sleep (=kill) > piquer un animal
→ Sheba had to be put to sleep.
vi (slept pt, pp )
(=be asleep) dormir
→ The baby slept peacefully in her lap.
I couldn't sleep last night.> J'ai mal dormi la nuit dernière.
to sleep lightly > avoir le sommeil léger
(=spend night) > dormir, coucher
→ Where are you sleeping tonight?
to sleep with sb (=have sex) > coucher avec qn
→ I heard all the gossip about who was sleeping with whom.
to sleep together > coucher ensemble
to sleep on it (=think about overnight)
Why don't you sleep on it and give me an answer tomorrow.> Réfléchissez-y ce soir et donnez-moi votre réponse demain.
coucher
nm
[+astre] setting
(pour dormir) au moment du coucher at bedtime
à prendre avant le coucher (MÉDECINE) take before going to bed
vt
(pour la nuit)
[+enfant] to put to bed
(pour une position plus confortable)
[+blessé] to lay down
(=loger)
[hôte] to put up
[résidence] to sleep
On peut coucher jusqu'à dix personnes. > We can sleep up to ten people.
[+objet] to lay on its side
(=écrire) to inscribe
vi
(=passer la nuit) to spend the night, to sleep
Ensuite on a couché à Chamonix. Then we spent the night in Chamonix.
coucher avec qn > to sleep with sb, to go to bed with sb
Je dors = dormir profondément vt. sleep soundly
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