Como Pronunciar "sleepers"

word

SLEE-perz

SLEE-puhz

Definição

'Sleepers' usually means people who are sleeping. It can also refer to the wooden or concrete beams that support railway tracks, or things or people that seem unremarkable at first but later become important.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈsɫipɝz

Inglês Britânico

slˈiːpəz

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

SLEE-perz

SLEE-puhz

Ouça em Contexto

The sleepers were all snuggled in their beds.

Trains run on sleepers under the tracks.

Heavy sleepers don’t wake up easily.

Have you ever seen wooden sleepers on old railways?