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sleeping meaning in French

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sleeping (state or act of being asleep)
noun
[UK: ˈsliːp.ɪŋ]
[US: sˈliːp.ɪŋ]

sommeil◼◼◼nom {m}I've never told anyone why I have trouble sleeping. = Je n'ai jamais dit à personne pourquoi j'ai des troubles du sommeil.

sleeping bag (padded or insulated bag)
noun
[UK: ˈsliːp.ɪŋ bæɡ]
[US: sˈliːp.ɪŋ ˈbæɡ]

sac de couchage◼◼◼nom {m}

Sleeping Beauty (main character in this story)
proper noun
[UK: ˈsliːp.ɪŋ ˈbjuː.ti]
[US: sˈliːp.ɪŋ ˈbjuː.ti]

Belle au bois dormant◼◼◼nom {f}

Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
proper noun
[UK: ˈsliːp.ɪŋ ˈbjuː.ti]
[US: sˈliːp.ɪŋ ˈbjuː.ti]

La Belle au bois dormant◼◼◼nom {f}

sleeping car (a railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight.)
noun
[UK: ˈsliːp.ɪŋ kɑː(r)]
[US: sˈliːp.ɪŋ ˈkɑːr]

wagon-lit◼◼◼nom {m}

wagon-couchettenom {m}

sleeping pill [sleeping pills] (a pill having a soporific effect)
noun
[UK: ˈsliːp.ɪŋ pɪl]
[US: sˈliːp.ɪŋ ˈpɪl]

somnifère◼◼◼nom {m}

let sleeping dogs lie (leave things as they are)
verb
[UK: let ˈsliːp.ɪŋ dɒɡz laɪ]
[US: ˈlet sˈliːp.ɪŋ ˈdɑːɡz ˈlaɪ]

il ne faut pas réveiller le chat qui dort (don't wake up the sleeping cat)◼◼◼verbe

oversleep [overslept, oversleeping, oversleeps] (to sleep for longer than planned)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈsliːp]
[US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈsliːp]

trop dormir◼◼◼verbe