Translations for „sleeper“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

sleeper [ˈsli:pəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. sleeper (person):

to be a heavy/light sleeper

mieć ciężki/lekki sen

2. sleeper (train):

sleeper

pociąg m sypialny

3. sleeper → sleeping car

4. sleeper Brit (under rails):

sleeper

podkład m

5. sleeper (jewellery):

sleeper

kolczyk m

See also sleeping car

sleeping car N

sleeping car

wagon m sypialny

sleeper cell N

User Entry

sleeper cell (dormant terrorist group) HISTORY, POL Brit Am form

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Usage examples with sleeper

she's a heavy sleeper

[ona] lubi sobie pospać

to be a light sleeper

mieć lekki sen

to be a heavy/light sleeper

mieć ciężki/lekki sen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Wood is used for posts, door and window frames, sleepers and some furniture.

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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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It became a sleeper hit in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s.

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Mercy's finishing move saw him apply a sleeper hold as he revealed a wide-eyed, insane expression.

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Fuel tanks were also installed in place of the sleeper's water tanks, and through cabling and piping fitted for locomotive control.

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He described it as a real sleeper on the market.

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Next, a rail threader is used to lift the rails onto their final position on the sleepers.

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In some places wooden sleepers were used, 5 feet long by 6 inches wide by 3 inches thick (1,524 by 152 by 76 mm).

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It garnered critical acclaim and became a successful sleeper hit, earning over $60 million in worldwide returns, far exceeding its $7.5 million budget.

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A weakened association between the cue and the message may be sufficient for the sleeper effect to take place.

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