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PRONUNCIATION OF SLEEPING POLICEMAN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLEEPING POLICEMAN

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Sleeping policeman is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLEEPING POLICEMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sleeping policeman

Speed bump

Speed bumps are the common name for a family of traffic calming devices that use vertical deflection to slow motor-vehicle traffic in order to improve safety conditions. Variations include the speed hump, speed cushion, and speed table. The use of vertical deflection devices is widespread around the world, and they are most commonly found where vehicle speeds are statutorily mandated to be low, usually 40 km/h, or 8 to 16 km/h in car parks. Although speed bumps are very effective in keeping vehicle speed down, their use is sometimes controversial as they can cause noise and possibly vehicle damage if taken at too great a speed. Poorly designed speed bumps are often found in private car parks, and can be hard to negotiate in vehicles with low ground clearance, such as sports cars, even at very slow speeds. Speed bumps can also pose serious hazards to motorcyclists and bicyclists if not clearly visible, though in some cases a small cut across the bump allows those vehicles to pass through without impediment. Speed bumps cost between $50–200, but have to be replaced after wear.

Definition of sleeping policeman in the English dictionary

The definition of sleeping policeman in the dictionary is a bump built across roads, esp in housing estates, to deter motorists from speeding Also: road hump.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLEEPING POLICEMAN

sleepily
sleepiness
sleeping
sleeping accommodation
sleeping area
sleeping bag
sleeping berth
sleeping car
sleeping draught
sleeping giant
sleeping partner
sleeping pill
sleeping policemen
sleeping porch
sleeping position
sleeping problems
sleeping quarters
sleeping sickness
sleeping suit
sleeping tablet

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLEEPING POLICEMAN

ambulanceman
Coleman
community policeman
defenceman
ex-serviceman
faceman
fireman
foreman
freeman
gentleman
iceman
military policeman
mounted policeman
national serviceman
placeman
policeman
serviceman
spaceman
surfaceman
traffic policeman

Synonyms and antonyms of sleeping policeman in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sleeping policeman» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLEEPING POLICEMAN

Find out the translation of sleeping policeman to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sleeping policeman from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sleeping policeman» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

睡觉的警察
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

policía dormir
570 millions of speakers

English

sleeping policeman
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सो पुलिसकर्मी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

شرطي النوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спальный полицейский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

policial dormindo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘুমন্ত পুলিশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

policier de couchage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polis tidur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlaf Polizist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

眠っている警官
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수면 경찰관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sleeping policeman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cảnh sát ngủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூக்கத்தில் போலீஸ்காரர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झोपलेला पोलिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Uyku polisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dormire poliziotto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spanie policjant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спальний поліцейський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dormit polițist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστυνομικός ύπνου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaap polisieman
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sovande polis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sovende politimann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sleeping policeman

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEEPING POLICEMAN»

The term «sleeping policeman» is used very little and occupies the 165.537 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEEPING POLICEMAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sleeping policeman

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLEEPING POLICEMAN»

Discover the use of sleeping policeman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sleeping policeman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Sleeping Policeman: The 7th Novel in the William Dougal ...
When William Dougal is invited to the cottage of a young doctor to look into a case of blackmail, he soon discovers that the village community is not as quaint as it seems.
Andrew Taylor, 2012
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Pandora's Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies
Here is a simple example of what I have in mind: the speed bump that forces drivers to slow down on campus, which in French is called a "sleeping policeman ." The driver's goal is translated, by means of the speed bump, from "slow down so ...
Bruno Latour, 1999
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Multibody Systems Approach to Vehicle Dynamics
This is illustrated in Figure 4.52 where the profile for a 'sleeping policeman' road obstacle is given. The profile is defined as a set of xy pairs. Note here that the xy values are local to the definition of the obstacle profile and not associated with ...
Michael Blundell, Damian Harty, 2004
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Thought Paralysis: The Virtues of Discrimination
But there is another, more critical problem with procedures as solutions, which is that the procedures often circumnavigate the problem itself and leave it untouched. It is a “sleeping policeman” solution. The sleeping policeman solution One of ...
Farhad Dalal, 2011
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Anglais: terminales, toutes séries
Sleeping policeman Traffic calming methods are quite the vogue. My attention has been drawn to what the UK public affectionately calls a “sleeping policeman” – not a tired British bobby near the end of his shift – but a ridge installed across ...
Josyane Lamure, Michel Moulin, Lee Smart, 2008
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Nicaraguan Spanish: Speak Like a Native!
literal meaning: a sleeping policeman in a nutshell: An imaginative Nicaraguan, the first time he saw a speed bump, must have likened it to a sleeping policeman. And it stuck. Other countries use terms such as “túmulos” or “muertos,” but this ...
Lee Jamison, 2012
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John Paul II: Polish Pope (a Great Chapter of History Based ...
Aching with curiosity, the boys quietly pulled the sword from be- hind the sleeping policeman, but before they could examine the treasure, they accidentally dropped it and the loud noise it made upon hitting the ground woke the sleeping  ...
Jadwiga Radon, 2014
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The New Hegemony in Literary Studies: Contradictions in Theory
The British call it the 'sleeping policeman.' I like to say, 'the sleeping policeman is not a sign. The sleeping policeman will break your damn car'” (Berreby, 24). For that matter, some major Western Marxist theoreticians seem uncertain as to how  ...
Anthony Channell Hilfer, 2003
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A History of American Magazines, 1850-1865
The keyhole joke The boy-under-the-sofa joke The unwelcome suitor (or kick- The beaten scholar joke in-the-pants) joke The newly rich joke The sleeping policeman joke The dog-and-tramp joke The roof cat joke The love letter joke The black ...
Frank Luther Mott, 1938
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The Zigzag Kid
And thenhe carefully unbuttonedthe sleeping policeman's shirtand slipped it off, as thoughhe were a baby.The policeman, Avigdor, slept on inhis undershirt and never even dreamed of waking up. You couldnudge him, shake him, bounce him  ...
David Grossman, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLEEPING POLICEMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sleeping policeman is used in the context of the following news items.
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Speeding car kills sleeping policeman
THAI-ENGLISH actress and model Anna Hamblaouris, 28, faces two charges after her Mercedes Benz slammed into a police car and killed a police officer early ... «The Nation, Jun 15»
2
Gut Check: The Sleeping Policeman
The world needs a policeman, because the world is a rotten place. And if you believe in nonintervention, you better be okay with relentless suffering–because, ... «Breitbart News, Jul 14»
3
Wake-up call as sleeping policeman disappears
Without the sleeping policeman to slow traffic just before a blind bend, residents say the road can be dangerous. Click here for more news from Maidstone. «Kent Online, Jul 14»
4
A real-life sleeping policeman! Officer caught on camera taking early …
A caption reads: 'Why is this policeman asleep at 6.21am outside the DW Gym in Wigan on 1st May 2013?????? Must be no crime about!!!! Share and shame ... «Daily Mail, May 13»
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'Sleeping' policeman investigation
GREATER Manchester Police are probing z-z-z-zed car claims ... after a ... the picture provides a “whole new meaning to the term SLEEPING POLICEMAN”. «Wigan Today, May 13»
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A real sleeping policeman! Force launches probe after picture of …
A photograph of a uniformed policeman apparently fast asleep on the job has ... Police chiefs in Greater Manchester have launched an investigation after the ... «Daily Mail, Mar 13»
7
Sleeping policeman snapped on Facebook: Salford cop caught …
This sleeping policeman could face a wake-up call from his bosses after apparently being caught napping on the job. The officer, 26, was out on an operation ... «Mirror.co.uk, Mar 13»
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A Real Sleeping Policeman?
And while police have plenty on their hands - one Constable seems like he was trying to sleep it off on the KHMH floor. Now, we've heard of sleeping policemen ... «Channel 7 Daily News, Dec 12»
9
A real sleeping policeman? Mystery surrounds patrol car crash into …
This incredible CCTV footage captures the bizarre moment a policeman loses control of his patrol car in the early hours and smashes into a row of metal bollards ... «Daily Mail, Jun 12»
10
Car is damaged by sleeping policeman
A driver who drove over an unmarked sleeping policeman and damaged his car has been awarded €182 in compensation after a small claims tribunal placed ... «Times of Malta, Jun 12»

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