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засну́ть

verb, perfective
Partner засы́пать
somewhat often used word (#2254)

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fall asleep

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Я не мог засну́ть. I couldn't fall asleep.
Вы́ключи свет. Я не могу́ засну́ть. Turn the light off. I can't fall asleep.
Бедола́га Том пыта́лся засну́ть в тече́ние трёх часо́в. Poor Tom's been trying to get to sleep for three hours now.
«Что ты сде́лал, как только просну́лся э́тим утром?» — «Опять засну́л». What's the first thing you did when you woke up this morning? "I went back to sleep."
Я засну́л, слушая ра́дио. I fell asleep listening to the radio.
Про́шлой но́чью я засну́л, разговаривая с Мэри по телефо́ну. Last night, I fell asleep while talking with Mary on the phone.
Он глубоко засну́л. He fell into a deep sleep.
Я очень уста́ла, но не могу́ засну́ть. I'm very tired, but I can't get to sleep.
Вы́ключи свет. Не засну́ никак. Turn off the light - I can't sleep.
За чте́нием кни́ги я засну́л. While reading a book, I fell asleep.