sleeper

sleeper
noun
1) (a person who sleeps: Nothing occurred to disturb the sleepers.) durmiente
2) (a berth or compartment for sleeping, on a railway train: I'd like to book a sleeper on the London train.) coche-cama
sleeper
tr['sliːpəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (person) durmiente nombre masulino o femenino
2 (train) tren nombre masculino con coches cama; (sleeping car) coche-cama nombre masculino; (berth) litera
3 (beam of wood on track) traviesa
4 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (earring) arete nombre masculino, aro, pendiente nombre masculino
5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (late/unexpected success) éxito inesperado
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be a light sleeper / be a heavy sleeper tener el sueño ligero / tener el sueño pesado
sleeper ['sli:pər] n
1) : durmiente mf
to be a light sleeper: tener el sueño ligero
2) or sleeping car : coche m cama, coche m dormitorio
sleeper (Train)
n.
• litera (Tren) s.f.
n.
• cochecama s.f.
• durmiente s.m.
'sliːpər, 'sliːpə(r)
noun
1) (person)

to be a heavy/light sleeper — tener* el sueño pesado/ligero

2) (Rail)
a) (berth) litera f, cama f
b) (sleeping car) coche m cama, coche m dormitorio (CS)
c) (train) tren m con coches camas or (CS) coches dormitorio
3) (on track) (Rail) durmiente m or (Esp) traviesa f
['sliːpǝ(r)]
N
1) (=person) durmiente mf
2) (fig) (=spy) espía emplazado en un objetivo, pero sin misión concreta o que aún no es operativo

to be a heavy/light sleeper — tener el sueño pesado/ligero

to be a good/poor sleeper — dormir bien/mal

3) (Brit) (Rail) (on track) traviesa f , durmiente m ; (=berth) litera f ; (=compartment) camarín m , alcoba f ; (=coach) coche-cama m
4) (esp Brit) (=earring) arete m
5) (US) (for baby) pijama m de niño
* * *
['sliːpər, 'sliːpə(r)]
noun
1) (person)

to be a heavy/light sleeper — tener* el sueño pesado/ligero

2) (Rail)
a) (berth) litera f, cama f
b) (sleeping car) coche m cama, coche m dormitorio (CS)
c) (train) tren m con coches camas or (CS) coches dormitorio
3) (on track) (Rail) durmiente m or (Esp) traviesa f

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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