sleeper in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sleeper 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 sleeper 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

sleeper in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sleeper in the English»French Dictionary

sleeper N

1. sleeper (person):

sleeper

dormeur(-euse) m (f)

to be a heavy/light sleeper

avoir le sommeil profond/léger

to be a late sleeper

dormir tard

2. sleeper (train):

sleeper

wagon-lit m

sleeper cell N MIL, POL

sleeper cell

cellule f dormante

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to be a light sleeper

avoir le sommeil léger

to be a heavy sleeper

avoir le sommeil lourd

Translations for sleeper in the French»English Dictionary

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dormeur (-euse)

sleeper

gros dormeur

heavy sleeper

grenouillère

baby sleeper

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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Many times the unveiling of a sleeper agent is an important part of the plot and acts as surprise element and a plot twist.

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In return, he tells him she was never a sleeper agent and explains...

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

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The train has 16 cars, the first and last cars are seat and the other 14 cars are sleepers.

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The show also received much publicity, touted as the sleeper hit of the fall 1974 season.

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He described it as a real sleeper on the market.

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

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It forms a dense hardwood valued for its termite resistance, used for railway sleepers, in construction and for furniture making.

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