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durmiente

/duɾˈmjente/

adjective/duɾˈmjente/

sleeping, who sleeps; dormant

La bella durmiente.The sleeping beauty.

From dormir (“to sleep”) + -iente. The sense “railway sleeper” is a semantic loan from English sleeper.

noun, masculine/feminine/duɾˈmjente/plural: durmientes

sleeper (person or creature who is sleeping); railway sleeper, tie

Synonyms: traviesa

From dormir (“to sleep”) + -iente. The sense “railway sleeper” is a semantic loan from English sleeper.