sleepers in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sleepers in the English»French Dictionary

I.sleeper [Brit ˈsliːpə, Am ˈslipər] N

1. sleeper:

sleeper

dormeur/-euse m/f

to be a sound sleeper

avoir le sommeil profond

the baby is not a good sleeper

le bébé se réveille beaucoup

2. sleeper RAIL:

sleeper (berth)

couchette f

sleeper (sleeping car)

wagon-lit m

sleeper (sleeping car)

voiture-lit f

sleeper (train)

train-couchettes m inv

3. sleeper Brit (on railway track):

sleeper

traverse f

4. sleeper Brit (earring):

sleeper

dormeuse f

5. sleeper Am (successful book, film etc):

sleeper inf

succès m à retardement

6. sleeper (spy):

sleeper

espion/-ionne m/f en sommeil

II.sleepers N

sleepers npl Am:

sleepers

grenouillière f

sleepers

pyjama m pour bébé

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to be a heavy sleeper

avoir le sommeil lourd

to be a light sleeper

avoir le sommeil léger

Translations for sleepers in the French»English Dictionary

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wagon-lit

sleeper

voiture-lit

sleeper

ronfleur (ronfleuse) inf

great sleeper

traverse

sleeper Brit

un train à couchettes

a sleeper Brit

dormeur (dormeuse)

sleeper

avoir le sommeil léger/lourd

to be a light/heavy sleeper

sleepers in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sleepers in the English»French Dictionary

sleeper N

1. sleeper (person):

sleeper

dormeur(-euse) m (f)

to be a heavy/light sleeper

avoir un sommeil profond/léger

to be a late sleeper

dormir tard

2. sleeper (train):

sleeper

wagon-lit m

3. sleeper Brit, Aus RAIL (horizontal blocks on track):

sleeper

traverse f

sleeper plane N MIL

sleeper plane

avion avec des couchettes

rough sleeper N

User Entry

rough sleeper

sans-abri m

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to be a light sleeper

avoir le sommeil léger

to be a heavy sleeper

avoir le sommeil lourd

Translations for sleepers in the French»English Dictionary

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grenouillère

sleepers Am

dormeur (-euse)

sleeper

gros dormeur

heavy sleeper

voiture-lit

sleeper Brit

traverse

sleeper Brit

sleepers Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a light sleeper

avoir le sommeil léger

to be a heavy/light sleeper

avoir un sommeil profond/léger

to be a late sleeper

dormir tard

to be a heavy sleeper

avoir le sommeil lourd

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This was enough to complete the railway - though timber sleepers fitted with steel baseplates are used at stations and in various other places.

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Sleepers, couchettes and dining-cars are available on most long routes.

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One of the year's true cinematic sleepers... a cultural firebomb.

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The original consist was as follows: buffet/library/smoking car, parlor car, dining car, three sleepers and an observation lounge.

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The deck had previously consisted of secondhand timber sleepers, which were rotting away.

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The upgrade included replacing the rails and sleepers to ensure smoother and safer operation.

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For this reason it has long been used for building houses and fences, as railway sleepers and as pit props.

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The sleepers between the steel lines also featured some symmetric marks.

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Modern ladder track can be considered a development of baulk road which supported rails on longitudinal wooden sleepers.

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In response to this rail workers threatened to cut the tramline off by dumping a load of sleepers on the tramway tracks.

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