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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

where homeless people sleep

Dear teachers,

I'm looking for the English word for a place where homeless people spend the night, not in a shelter or building but outside of it. For example under a bridge or in front of a shop.

Can you help me?
  

Top answer

There's no specific word. "On the street" is a common phrase, though. They sleep on the street.

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  • There's no specific word.
  • "On the street" is a common phrase, though.
  • They sleep on the street.
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There's no specific word. "On the street" is a common phrase, though.
They sleep on the street. (Meaning anywhere that is not a shelter.)
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Thank you for your answer!

But imagine that there is a picture showing the "bedroom" of these people, that is the place where they sleep. Is there another expression in English meaning exactly this?
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No. Is there in your language?
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Yes, there is. It's "Schlafplatz", literally: "sleep" + "place"

I'm German.
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We do say: the homeless that do not avail themselves of homeless shelters are "street people." The live (and sleep) "on the street."
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Anonymous "Schlafplatz"
I don't think that refers solely to a place where homeless people sleep.

We can speak of 'a place to sleep' in English, That, too, does not refer solely to a place where homeless people sleep.
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You're right, 'Schlafplatz' refers to any place where you sleep. But 'place to sleep' is a good way of expressing what I wanted to say in English. Thank you all!
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