German-English translation for "schlummern"

"schlummern" English translation

schlummern
[ˈʃlʊmərn]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <h>

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slumber, sleep lightly be latent, lie dormant, slumber
  • slumber, sleep (lightly)
    schlummern schlafen
    schlummern schlafen
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  • be latent
    schlummern figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    lie dormant
    schlummern figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    slumber
    schlummern figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    schlummern figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
  • in ihm schlummern ungeahnte Möglichkeiten
    unsuspected possibilities lie dormant (oder | orod are slumbering) in him
    in ihm schlummern ungeahnte Möglichkeiten
Tom rolled over and snoozed for another 15 minutes.
Tom drehte sich um und schlummerte noch eine Viertelstunde.
Source: Tatoeba
A series of Commission proposals and parliamentary opinions are lying dormant with the Council.
Eine Reihe von Kommissionsvorschlägen und Parlamentsstellungnahmen schlummern beim Rat.
Source: Europarl
Huge potential lies dormant in the appropriate use of these by-products.
Im richtigen Einsatz dieser Nebenprodukte schlummert ein riesiges Potenzial.
Source: Europarl
Water is the key to life, but in frozen form, it is a latent force.
Wasser ist der Quell allen Lebens, aber im Eis schlummert eine ungeheure Kraft.
Source: TED
She woke from her slumber.
Sie erwachte aus ihrem Schlummer.
Source: Tatoeba
Bad news: China has arisen, yet we have slumbered away.
Schlechte Nachrichten: China ist erwacht, doch wir haben sanft geschlummert.
Source: Europarl
She could not help smiling, and she fell asleep, her soul filled with a new delight.
Sie mußte lächeln, und mit dem Gefühl einer ungeahnten Glückseligkeit schlummerte sie ein.
Source: Books
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