einschlafen

to fall asleep

verb AYN-shla-fen Rare

Also means

to go numb (a limb)

Usage Note

Einschlafen means to fall asleep — gut einschlafen = to fall asleep easily. Also used when a limb goes numb from restricted circulation: mir ist der Arm eingeschlafen = my arm has gone to sleep.

Examples

"Er kann bei Lärm schlecht einschlafen."

Natural Translation

He finds it difficult to fall asleep with noise.

Literal Translation

He can with noise badly fall asleep.

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