Sleepers

/ˈslipərz/ noun

Definition

People or animals that are asleep, or train cars with beds for sleeping on long-distance journeys.

Etymology

From Old English slǣpere, combining sleep + -er (one who performs an action); as a railroad term, it emerged in the 1800s when long-distance trains first offered sleeping accommodations.

Kelly Says

Sleeper trains were so glamorous that they created entire cultures of railway workers and travelers—the British '41 Club' members famously used sleeper trains to meet for late-night conversations, and many famous authors wrote about them.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተንበረው
teh-nih-beh-reh-oo
ARالعربية
نائمون
naa-ee-moon
BNবাংলা
ঘুমন্ত
ghoom-ont
CACatalà
dormidors
dohr-mee-dohrs
CSČeština
spáči
spah-chee
DADansk
sovere
soh-veh-reh
DEDeutsch
Schläfer
shlah-fer
ELΕλληνικά
κοιμισμένοι
koh-ee-meh-stee
ESEspañol
durmientes
door-mee-en-tehs
FAفارسی
خوابندگان
khāb-edan
FISuomi
nukkujat
noo-koo-yah-t
FRFrançais
dormeurs
dohr-mehr
GUGU
ઊંઘનારા
oo-ngh-nah-rah
HAHA
masu barci
mah-soo bah-rchee
HEעברית
ישנים
yash-nim
HIहिन्दी
सोने वाले
soh-neh vah-leh
HUMagyar
alvók
ahl-vohk
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidur
tee-dur
IGIG
ndị na-ehi
n-dee nah-eh-hee
ITItaliano
dormienti
dohr-mee-en-tee
JA日本語
眠り人
nemuri nin
KKKK
ұйықтаушылар
oo-ee-kh-tah-oo-shy-lar
KMKM
អ្នកដេក
nek dehk
KO한국어
잠자는 사람
jam-jah-neun sah-ram
MRMR
झोपणारे
jhop-nah-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
tidur
tee-dur
MYမြန်မာ
အိပ်မက်နေသူ
aik meht nay thu
NLNederlands
slapers
slah-pehrs
NONorsk
sovere
soh-veh-reh
PAPA
ਸੌਣ ਵਾਲੇ
sah-oon vah-leh
PLPolski
śpiący
shpyon-tsee
PTPortuguês
dorminhocos
dohr-mee-nyoh-kohs
RORomână
dormitori
dohr-mee-toh-ree
RUРусский
спящие
spyah-shee-eh
SVSvenska
sovers
soh-vehrs
SWKiswahili
wanaotulia
wah-nah-oh-too-lee-ah
TAதமிழ்
தூங்குபவர்கள்
thūṅgupavarḳaḷ
TEతెలుగు
నిద్రించేవారు
nidriṁcēvāru
THไทย
คนนอน
khon non
TLTL
natutulog
nah-too-toh-log
TRTürkçe
uyuyanlar
oo-yoo-yah-nlar
UKУкраїнська
сплячі
spyah-chee
URاردو
سونے والے
soh-neh vah-leh
VITiếng Việt
người ngủ
ngoo-ee ngoo
YOYO
àwọn ọ̀rẹ̀
ah-wohn oh-reh
ZH中文
睡眠者
shuì mián zhě
ZUZU
abathandi
ah-bah-thahn-dee

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