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addormentato

asleep

adjective ahd-dor-men-TAH-toh Rare

Also means

sleepy

Usage Note

Addormentato agrees in gender and number: addormentata (f), addormentati (m pl), addormentate (f pl). It can describe both a person currently asleep and one who is drowsy or sluggish. Figuratively it also means 'numb' (as in a limb that has 'fallen asleep').

Examples

"Il bambino è già addormentato."

Natural Translation

The child is already asleep.

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