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dormirla

to sleep off a hangover

Usage

A colloquial use of dormir with the pronoun la: to sleep off a hangover or drunkenness (dormirla). Informal, mostly Latin American and Spanish street talk. Conjugates like dormir with the pronoun attached or placed before the verb.

Examples
  • Se fue a casa a dormirla. — He went home to sleep it off.
  • Déjalo, que se la duerma. — Leave him, let him sleep it off.
  • Después de la fiesta, nos tocó dormirla. — After the party we had to sleep it off.
Common mistake

Treating la as a real object. It is a fixed pronoun in this expression, so you cannot swap it for lo or change its gender.

Often confused with dormir.

Simple tenses

Imperative (imperativo)

túdórmela
nosotrosdormámosla
vosotrosdormidla

Other

Gerund (gerundio)

dormiéndola

Infinitive (infinitivo)

dormirla

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Frequently asked questions

What does "dormirla" mean?

"dormirla" means "to sleep off a hangover".

What is the Imperative (imperativo) of "dormirla"?

The imperative (imperativo) of "dormirla" is: tú dórmela, nosotros dormámosla, vosotros dormidla.

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