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sleeping ['sli:pɪŋ]dormant, endormi;∎ proverb let sleeping dogs lie ne réveillez pas le chat qui dort2 nounsommeil m;∎ the house has sleeping accommodation for ten c'est une maison où dix personnes peuvent dormir;∎ there's no sleeping accommodation here il n'y a rien pour dormir;∎ what are the sleeping arrangements? et pour dormir, comment on fait?;∎ she was a bit vague about the sleeping arrangements elle est restée vague concernant les lits►► sleeping bag sac m de couchage;Railways sleeping car, sleeping carriage wagon-lit m;British sleeping draught soporifique m;figurative sleeping giant = pays ou organisation dont le très fort potentiel reste inexploité;sleeping pill somnifère m;British sleeping policeman casse-vitesse m inv, ralentisseur m;sleeping sickness maladie f du sommeil;American sleeping suit grenouillère f;sleeping tablet somnifère m -
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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