Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
sleeps two at a squeeze
English answer:
two people will fit on the bed with some effort, but it won't be very comfortable
English term
Egypt
sleeps two at a squeeze
Oct 26, 2010 05:12: Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães Created KOG entry
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Brazil
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães 
Unparalleled accuracy for med/pharm
Native in: English 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 2 more.
two people will fit on the bed with some effort, but it won't be very comfortable
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
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Thank you, Catharine! :)
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Demi Ebrite
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Thank you, Demi!
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Jenni Lukac (X)
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Thank you, Jenni!
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Shera Lyn Parpia
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Thank you, Shera!
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Mark Nathan
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Thank you, Mark!
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Arabic & More
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Thank you, Amel!
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Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
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Thank you, Stanislaw!
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Armorel Young
: probably, but it could be describing a room or an apartment rather than a bed - e.g. an apartment with one bed and another pull-out or fold-up one; asker needs to give more context
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Thank you! Yes, it might be a room or apartment, though I don't think that's the case.
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Alexandra Taggart
: You, probably, should say that it is a saying and is applicable to many things.
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Thank you, Alexandra! Yes, sorry—completely slipped my mind.
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Sarah Bessioud
: yes, but I don't think it's a bed ;-) A room, flat, appartment perhaps?
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Thank you :) It might be, but I don't think so...
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jccantrell
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Thank you! :)
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Suzan Hamer
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Thank you, Suzan!
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conejo
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Thank you! :)
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Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
: I've never seen this phrase applied to beds. Beds have various sizes - king, queen, double, single - and these sizes indicate how many persons they can comfortably accommodate.
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Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
a double bed too narrow for two people to feel comfortable
United Kingdom
Bilingual and bicultural (SE-UK & UK-SE)
Native in: English , Swedish
Works in: Swedish to English, English to Swedish, English, and 1 more.
Hotel room/self-serivce apartment which can just about provide comfortable accommodation for two per
Where I have often seen this is in description of hotel rooms and self-service apartments. It indicates how many people can comfortably stay in these.
A few examples:
"The Family Apartments are comprised of 2 double rooms which are connected and have a shared bathroom. They comfortably sleep 4 people."
"The suite can comfortably sleep 4-6 people."
"The smaller side of the two-bedroom lockoff villa, this 500-square-foot villa will comfortably sleep up to four adults "
http://www.grandhotelplaza.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=6&lang=en
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/rooms/index.html?propertyID=5601
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