asleep

asleep
predicative adjective
1) (lit. or fig.) schlafend

be/lie asleep — schlafen

fall asleep — (also euphem.) einschlafen

2) (numb) eingeschlafen [Arm, Bein]
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[ə'sli:p]
adjective
1) (sleeping: The baby is asleep.) schlafen
2) (of arms and legs etc, numb: My foot's asleep.) eingeschlafen
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asleep
[eˈsli:p]
adj pred, inv
1. (sleeping) schlafend attr
to be \asleep schlafen; (fig)
to be fast [or sound] \asleep tief und fest schlafen
to be half \asleep am Einschlafen sein
to fall \asleep einschlafen
2. (numb)
my foot/arm is \asleep mein Fuß/Arm ist eingeschlafen
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[ə'sliːp]
adj pred
1) (= sleeping) schlafend

to be (fast or sound) asleep — (fest) schlafen

he was sitting there, asleep — er saß da und schlief

to fall asleep — einschlafen (also euph)

to lie asleep —

he is not dead, only asleep — er ist nicht tot, er schläft nur or liegt nur im Schlaf (geh)

See:
half
2) (inf: numb) eingeschlafen
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asleep [əˈsliːp] adv & präd adj schlafend:
she found him asleep in a chair;
be asleep
a) schlafen (a. fig umg),
b) euph entschlafen sein,
c) fig eingeschlafen sein (Bein etc);
fall asleep einschlafen (a. euph sterben); fast2 B 1, sound1 B
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predicative adjective
1) (lit. or fig.) schlafend

be/lie asleep — schlafen

fall asleep — (also euphem.) einschlafen

2) (numb) eingeschlafen [Arm, Bein]
* * *
adj.
im Schlaf ausdr.
schlafend adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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