Sentence examples of "schlafen" in German with translation "be asleep"

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Sie gab nur vor, zu schlafen. She was only pretending to be asleep.
Das Kind tat so als würde es schlafen. The child pretended that it was asleep.
Mein Hund tut oft so, als ob er schläft. My dog often pretends to be asleep.
Im Schlaf nehmen die Körperfunktionen ab und die Körpertemperatur sinkt. While you are asleep, the bodily functions slow down and body temperature falls.
Die Passagiere schliefen in ihren Kabinen, als das Schiff mit einem riesigen Eisberg kollidierte. The passengers were asleep in their cabins when the ship hit a huge iceberg.
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