sleeping policeman in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sleeping policeman in the English»French Dictionary

sleeping policeman N Brit inf

sleeping policeman

ralentisseur m

sleeping policeman

gendarme m couché

Translations for sleeping policeman in the French»English Dictionary

gendarme couché

sleeping policeman Brit

ralentisseur

sleeping policeman Brit

Translations for sleeping policeman in the English»French Dictionary

I.sleep [Brit sliːp, Am slip] N

1. sleep:

sleep

sommeil m

to go or get to sleep

s'endormir

to go back to sleep

se rendormir

to send or put sb to sleep heat, speech, tablet:

endormir qn

to get some sleep [or to have a sleep] (gen)

dormir

to get some sleep [or to have a sleep] (have a nap)

faire un petit somme

my leg has gone to sleep inf

j'ai la jambe engourdie

to be in a deep sleep

dormir profondément

I didn't get any sleep or a wink of sleep last night

j'ai passé une nuit blanche, je n'ai pas fermé l'œil de la nuit

I need my sleep

il me faut beaucoup de sommeil

how much sleep did you get last night?

tu as dormi combien d'heures la nuit dernière?

to have a good night's sleep

passer une bonne nuit, bien dormir

you'll feel much better after a sleep

ça te fera du bien de dormir

to sing/rock a baby to sleep

chanter une chanson à/bercer un bébé jusqu'à ce qu'il s'endorme

to talk in one's sleep

parler dans son sommeil

to walk in one's sleep

marcher en dormant

I could do it in my sleep!

je pourrais le faire les yeux fermés!

she's losing sleep over it

ça l'empêche de dormir

I'm not going to lose any sleep over that!

ce n'est pas ça qui va m'empêcher de dormir!

don't lose any sleep over it!

ne t'en fais pas pour ça!, il ne faut pas que ça t'empêche de dormir!

he rubbed the sleep from his eyes

il a frotté ses paupières collées par le sommeil

2. sleep VET:

to put an animal to sleep euph

faire piquer un animal

II.sleep <pret, pp slept> [Brit sliːp, Am slip] VB trans

the house sleeps six (people)

on peut loger or coucher six personnes dans la maison

the caravan sleeps four (people)

on peut coucher à quatre (personnes) dans la caravane

‘apartment, sleeps 6’ (in ad)

appartement 6 personnes

III.sleep <pret, pp slept> [Brit sliːp, Am slip] VB intr

1. sleep:

sleep

dormir

to sleep deeply or soundly

dormir profondément

to sleep soundly (without worry)

dormir tranquille, dormir sur ses deux oreilles

to sleep around the clock

faire le tour du cadran

to sleep on one's feet

dormir debout

sleep tight!

dors bien!

2. sleep (stay night):

sleep

coucher

to sleep at a friend's house

coucher chez un ami

you'll have to sleep on the sofa

il va falloir que tu dormes or couches sur le canapé

to sleep with sb (have sex) euph

coucher avec qn

IV.sleep [Brit sliːp, Am slip]

the big sleep

le dernier sommeil, le sommeil des morts

to cry oneself to sleep

pleurer jusqu'à épuisement

to sleep like a log or top

dormir comme une souche or un loir

sleeping [Brit ˈsliːpɪŋ, Am ˈslipɪŋ] ADJ

sleeping person, animal:

sleeping

qui dort, endormi

what are the sleeping arrangements for our visitors?

où est-ce que nos invités vont dormir?

let sleeping dogs lie

il ne faut pas réveiller le chat qui dort

policeman N

policeman

agent m de police

policeman

gardien m de la paix

policeman (in France, outside cities)

gendarme m

sleeping policeman in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sleeping policeman in the English»French Dictionary

sleeping ADJ

sleeping

endormi(e)

I.sleep [slip] N

sleep

sommeil m

to get to sleep [or go]

s'endormir

to put sb/an animal to sleep

endormir qn/un animal

to fall into a deep sleep

tomber dans un sommeil profond

II.sleep <slept, slept> [slip] VB intr

sleep

dormir

sleep tight!

dors/dormez bien!

Phrases:

to sleep like a log, rock inf

dormir comme une marmotte

III.sleep [slip] VB trans

to sleep four/ten

dormir à quatre/dix

policeman <-men> N

policeman

policier m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The lorry had hit a sleeping policeman, which was where she died.

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In law, the market can also be a sleeping policeman.

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A speed bump, also known as a sleeping policeman or a kipping cop, is a speed-reducing feature of road design to slow traffic via vertical deflection.

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