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['sliːpɪŋ]aggettivo che dorme, addormentato••let sleeping dogs lie — prov. non svegliare il can che dorme
* * *sleeping /ˈsli:pɪŋ/A n. [u]sonno; riposoB a.1 dormiente; addormentato: Sleeping Beauty, la Bella Addormentata; (fig.) uno che sta dormendo beatamente2 per dormire; relativo al sonno: sleeping arrangements, sistemazione per la notte; distribuzione dei letti; sleeping draught, pozione per dormire; sleeping tablet (o sleeping pill) pillola per dormire; (pillola di) sonnifero; sleeping quarters, dormitori, camerate● sleeping bag, sacco a pelo □ (trasp.) sleeping berth, cuccetta; posto letto □ (ferr.) sleeping car (o sleeping carriage), vagone letto □ (fin. ingl.) sleeping partner, socio accomandante, socio non operante ( che dà soltanto un apporto di capitale) □ (autom.) sleeping policeman, dissuasore di velocità; dosso artificiale ( sulla strada) □ (econ.) sleeping rent, rendita fissa □ (med.) sleeping sickness, malattia del sonno, tripanosomiasi africana; ( USA) encefalite letargica (cfr. ingl. sleepy sickness, sotto sleepy) □ sleeping suit, pigiama (a tuta) □ (prov.) Let sleeping dogs lie, non svegliare il can che dorme!* * *['sliːpɪŋ]aggettivo che dorme, addormentato••let sleeping dogs lie — prov. non svegliare il can che dorme
См. также в других словарях:
sleeping policeman — noun A low transverse hump built into the surface of a road, intended to slow down traffic • • • Main Entry: ↑sleep * * * sleeping policeman UK US noun [countable] [singular sleeping policeman plural … Useful english dictionary
sleeping policeman — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a road hump … English terms dictionary
sleeping policeman — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sleeping policeman : singular sleeping policeman plural sleeping policemen British old fashioned a speed bump … English dictionary
sleeping policeman — (slee.ping poh.LEES.mun) n. A speed hump or speed bump. Example Citation: In Atlanta, Dallas, San Francisco and other cities, the speed hump, or bump, popularly known as the sleeping policeman, has been gaining in popularity. Garry Pierre Pierre … New words
sleeping policeman — noun A speed bump. We dont care much to figure out terms like brolly (umbrella) and sleeping policeman (speed bump) … Wiktionary
sleeping policeman — sleeping po liceman n BrE a narrow raised part in a road which makes traffic go slowly = ↑speed bump … Dictionary of contemporary English
sleeping policeman — sleeping po liceman noun count BRITISH OLD FASHIONED a SPEED BUMP … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sleeping policeman — (Slang) bump in a road or driveway made to decrease drivers of vehicles speedsleep·ing po·lice·man || slɪËpɪŋ‚pÉ™ lɪËsmÉ™n … English contemporary dictionary
sleeping policeman — noun Brit. a hump in the road intended to cause traffic to reduce speed … English new terms dictionary
sleeping policeman — noun (C) BrE a narrow raised part in a road which makes traffic go slowly; speed bump … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
policeman */*/ — UK [pəˈliːsmən] / US [pəˈlɪsmən] noun [countable] Word forms policeman : singular policeman plural policemen UK [pəˈliːsmən] / US [pəˈlɪsmən] a male police officer • See: sleeping policeman … English dictionary
