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PRONUNCIATION OF SLEEPING POLICEMEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLEEPING POLICEMEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sleeping policemen 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLEEPING POLICEMEN

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLEEPING POLICEMEN

Bremen
ex-servicemen
firemen
gentlemen
horsemen
icemen
linemen
mounted policemen
national servicemen
Norsemen
People´s Democratic Republic of Yemen
placemen
policemen
semen
servicemen
sidemen
spacemen
surfacemen
traffic policemen
Yemen

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sleeping policemen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLEEPING POLICEMEN

Find out the translation of sleeping policemen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sleeping policemen 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 policemen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

睡觉的警察
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

policías dormir
570 millions of speakers

English

sleeping policemen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुलिसकर्मी सो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رجال شرطة النوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спать полицейских
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dormir policiais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘুমন্ত পুলিশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

policiers dormir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polis tidur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlafende Polizisten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

警官睡眠
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경찰 자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Policemen turu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cảnh sát ngủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூக்கக் காவல் துறையினர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झोपलेले पोलिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Uyku polisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poliziotti dormire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

policjantów spania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спати поліцейських
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polițiști de dormit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαμαράκια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaap polisiemanne
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sovande poliser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sover politimenn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sleeping policemen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEEPING POLICEMEN»

The term «sleeping policemen» is used very little and occupies the 180.839 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEEPING POLICEMEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sleeping policemen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sleeping policemen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLEEPING POLICEMEN»

Discover the use of sleeping policemen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sleeping policemen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sleeping Policemen: A Novel
A late-night joyride takes a sharp turn into nightmare territory when a group of college students tries to cover up a crime of carelessness A moment of inattention on a winding roadway in the Smoky Mountains leaves a stranger dead and his ...
Jack Slay Jr., Dale Bailey, 2014
2
New Scientist
Sleeping policemen — humps in the road to control traffic speed — are to be introduced on Britain's public highways for the first time. In a Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL) experiment just under 1 kilometre of Cuddesdon Way, ...
3
Black Cabs and Sleeping Policemen
Humour.
Harry Oliver, 2009
4
Thatcher's Theatre: British Theatre and Drama in the Eighties
13 The desire to describe a new politics responsive to individual needs underpins Brenton's next play, Sleeping Policemen. This play was commissioned in 1983 by the Foco Novo theatre company whose raison d'etre was to produce new ...
D. Keith Peacock, 1999
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Sleeping partners USE Silent partners Sleeping pills USE Hypnotics Sleeping policemen (Speed humps) USE Speed humps Sleeping positions USE Sleep positions Sleeping-sickness USE African trypanosomiasis Epidemic encephalitis  ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2004
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Sugar And Spice
Sleeping policemen.” Hannah delivered the information and then stared hard at her partner. Either Lisa had developed a facial tick or she was doing her utmost to stifle a laugh. “You think sleeping policemen is funny?” Lisa shook her head.
Beverly Barton, Shirley Jump, Fern Michaels, 2006
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New Scientist
Government trips on sleeping policemen PICK UP YOUR MESSAGES WHEREVER YOU PICK UP A PHONE. It's that simple. Our new KXT 1524 answering machine gives vou total remote control. Just pick up a phone and dial vour number.
8
If Only Politicains Had Brains
Now the word is out that 500,000 'sleeping policemen' style road calming devices are to be removed or lowered because the new generation buses (designed specifically for these routes) will 'ground' on the existing obstacles. Who pays for  ...
Terence P. O'Halloran, 2010
9
Waking with Enemies
London had a million sleeping policemen, what they called their speed bumps, stationed a few yards apart throughout the residential areas. Arizona hit those speed bumps every few seconds, those sleeping policemen stationed up and down ...
Eric Jerome Dickey, 2007
10
A Tasmanian in England
We turned off our route after more than a mile of sleeping policemen. For those who have never had to endure the terrors of this very British invention, it is achieved by being a 'number' (to use modern parlance). If you are big in local politics, ...
Gwyneth Daniel, 2006

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLEEPING POLICEMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sleeping policemen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pesky speed bump thwarts thieves attempt to steal ATM
LYNNWOOD, Wash. -- It's a little known fact that speed bumps in Jamaica are called "sleeping policemen." Turns out, it's an effective term for speed bumps in ... «KOMO News, Jul 15»
2
It's PC Nod! Sleeping policemen caught dozing in patrol car in their …
Police have launched an investigation after two officers were caught sleeping in their patrol car while in full uniform. The picture, taken in the Maryhill area of ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Pictured: Meet the real sleeping policemen caught SNOOZING in …
THE officers, both dressed in full Police Scotland uniforms, were captured snoozing ... MEET the real sleeping policemen who've been caught dozing on the job. «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»
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Sleeping policemen? Do we really want our law enforcers dozing off?
Thousands of policemen from around the nation have contributed to a survey on .... Frankly, the only sleeping policemen we need are the ones that slow the ... «The Independent, Jan 15»
5
Sleeping policemen: Officers could be allowed to doze on duty
Irene Curtis, president of the Police Superintendents' Association, said that despite there not begin a ban on officers sleeping on duty, it was not something ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
6
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»
7
Facebook page causes embarrassment for Bulgarian police
The spat over the sleeping policemen picture has added to the publicity surrounding the Facebook page with dozens of mocking pictures added, with one ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 12»
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Die Sleeping Policemen sind altmodische Newcomer
Das Debütalbum der Hamburger Band Sleeping Policemen ist auf dem Markt. Rick McPhail hat es produziert. Sound erinnert an die Beatles. «Hamburger Abendblatt, May 12»
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Musik: Herzerfrischend: Sleeping Policemen
Kleine Band, großer Wurf: Mit ihrem selbstbetitelten Debütalbum präsentieren Sleeping Policemen eine wahrhaft herzerfrischende Sammlung klassischer ... «FOCUS Online, Mar 12»

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