Usages of dormire
Si timidus es, studere potes in urbe, sed si fortis es, potes dormire in horto.
(If you are timid, you can study in the city, but if you are brave, you can sleep in the garden.)
Discipulus clamat: “Magister, possum studere, sed dormire non possum!”
(The student shouts: “Teacher, I can study, but I cannot sleep!”)
Dea bellum non amat, imperator pacem amat, et nos omnes possumus dormire.
(The goddess does not love war, the emperor loves peace, and we all can sleep.)
In quieta nocte corpus sororis bene dormit, sed mens vigilat.
In the quiet night the sister's body sleeps well, but her mind keeps watch.
Puer timidus numquam iam sine matre dormit, sed semper matrem vocat.
The timid boy no longer ever sleeps without his mother, but he always calls his mother.
Puer timidus cum matre in villa dormit.
The timid boy sleeps with his mother in the villa.
Puer fessus domi dormit.
The tired boy sleeps at home.
Puer celer ad scholam currit, sed puella tarda domi manet et statim dormit.
The boy runs quickly to school, but the girl, being slow, stays at home and immediately sleeps.
Postquam domina fabulam narravit, pueri in lectis dormiunt et manus quietae sunt.
After the lady has told the story, the boys sleep in their beds and their hands are at rest.
Parvus infans in domo dormit, sed mater vigilat.
The little baby sleeps in the house, but mother keeps watch.
Tertia hora puer aegrotus iam dormit, et medicus de cura eius cum matre loquitur.
At the third hour the sick boy is already sleeping, and the doctor talks with the mother about his care.
Puer quiete in cubiculo dormit.
The boy sleeps quietly in the bedroom.
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