to be a heavy/light sleeper — avere il sonno pesante/leggero
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
Sleeper — Sleep er, n. [Cf. Norw. sleip a sleeper (a timber), as adj., slippery, smooth. See {Slape}.] Something lying in a reclining posture or position. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near the level of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sleeper — Sleep er, n. 1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person. [1913 Webster] 2. That which lies dormant, as a law. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] 4. (Zo[ o]l.) An animal that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sleeper — stock in which there is little investor interest but that has significant potential to gain in price once its attractions are recognized. Antithesis of high flyer. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * sleeper sleep‧er [ˈsliːpə ǁ ər] noun… … Financial and business terms
Sleeper agent — Sleeper agents are spies who are placed in a target country or organization, not to undertake an immediate mission, but rather to act as potential assets if activated at a later point in time. Sleeper agents are popular plot devices in fiction,… … Wikipedia
sleeper — sleep|er [ˈsli:pə US ər] n 1.) someone who sleeps in a particular way light sleeper (=someone who wakes easily) heavy sleeper (=someone who does not wake easily) 2.) someone who is asleep ↑sleeper 3.) BrE a heavy piece of wood or ↑concrete that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sleeper — sleep|er [ slipər ] noun count ▸ 1 someone sleeping ▸ 2 train with beds ▸ 3 popular movie/book ▸ 4 part of railroad track ▸ 5 ring worn in ear 1. ) someone who is sleeping a ) heavy sleeper someone who does not wake easily when they are sleeping… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Sleep apnea — Classification and external resources Obstructive sleep apnea ICD 10 G … Wikipedia
Sleep paralysis — is paralysis associated with sleep that may occur in healthy persons or may be associated with narcolepsy, cataplexy, and hypnagogic hallucinations. The pathophysiology of this condition is closely related to the normal hypotonia that occurs… … Wikipedia
sleeper — (n.) early 13c., one who sleeps, one who is inclined to sleep much, agent noun of SLEEP (Cf. sleep) (v.). Meaning railroad sleeping car is from 1875. Sense of something whose importance proves to be greater than expected first attested 1892,… … Etymology dictionary
sleep — vb Sleep, slumber, drowse, doze, nap, catnap, snooze mean to take rest by a suspension of consciousness. Sleep, the usual term, implies ordinarily the periodical repose of this sort in which men and animals recuperate their powers after activity … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sleep like a log — {v. phr.} To sleep very deeply and soundly. * /Although I am usually a light sleeper, I was so exhausted from the sixteen hour transpacific flight that, once we got home, I slept like a log for twelve hours./ … Dictionary of American idioms
