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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMedio dormido
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Medio dormido
"Estaba medio dormido durante la clase."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Partially awake; in a state of drowsiness.
"She was half-asleep during the lecture, struggling to keep her eyes open." - 2
In a state of lethargy or sluggishness, often due to lack of sleep.
"After staying up late, he felt half-asleep all morning."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'half-asleep' is a compound adjective formed in the early 19th century, combining 'half', derived from Old English 'healf', meaning 'partially', and 'asleep', from Old English 'asleap', meaning 'in a state of sleep'. The phrase conveys a state of being only partially awake, reflecting a gradual transition from sleep to wakefulness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Half-Asleep" is said worldwide
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À moitié endormi
Transliteration: A moitie endormi
"Il était à moitié endormi pendant le cours."
Halb wach
Transliteration: Halb wach
"Sie war halb wach während der Vorlesung."
Mezzo addormentato
Transliteration: Mezzo addormentato
"Era mezzo addormentato durante la lezione."
Medio dormido
Transliteration: Medio dormido
"Estaba medio dormido durante la clase."
Meio adormecido
Transliteration: Meio adormecido
"Ele estava meio adormecido durante a aula."
आधा सोया हुआ
Transliteration: Aadha soya hua
"वह कक्षा में आधा सोया हुआ था।"
半睡半醒
Transliteration: Bàn shuì bàn xǐng
"他在课堂上半睡半醒。"
반쯤 잠든
Transliteration: Ban-jjeum jamdeun
"그는 수업 중 반쯤 잠든 상태였다."
半分眠っている
Transliteration: Hanbun nete iru
"彼は授業中に半分眠っていた。"
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