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schlafwandeln

to sleepwalk

verb SHLAHF-van-deln Rare
Body & Health Movement

Usage Note

schlafwandeln literally means to walk while asleep (somnambulism). It is also used figuratively to mean acting without full awareness or going through motions mechanically. The literal sense is important for health and neurology vocabulary.

Examples

"Als Kind schlafwandelte er manchmal mitten in der Nacht durch die Wohnung."

Natural Translation

As a child he sometimes sleepwalked through the flat in the middle of the night.

Literal Translation

As child he sleepwalked sometimes in the middle of the night through the flat.

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