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Me muero de sueño, estoy muerto de sueño
In english?
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I'm dead.
I'm dead tired. I can't keep my eyes open. I'm exhausted. I'm a pumpkin. (I'm turning orange. - may be very regional) |
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I wouldn't understand "I'm a pumpkin."
I'm knackered (possibly Briticism). |
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Briticism, indubitably.
Here are more American ways to say it: I'm dying for sleep. I'm dog tired. I'm bushed. I'm beat. |
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I'm worn out
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"i'm dead on my feet." is another variation on the theme.
pjt33 - the 'pumpkin' reference is from the well-known story of cinderella, whose fancy carriage would turn back into a pumpkin after the stroke of midnight. if a person says "oh, it's past my bedtime", someone might jokingly respond with "so what, you're going to turn into a pumpkin?" hermit
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