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whisper, US [transcription]["hwIs-"]A n (of person, voices) chuchotement m ; fig ( rustling sound) (of trees, leaves, wind) chuchotement m, bruissement m ; ( of water) murmure m ; fig ( rumour) bruit m, rumeur f ; to speak in a whisper ou in whispers parler à voix basse ; to say in a whisper dire à voix basse ; her voice hardly rose above a whisper sa voix était à peine plus forte qu'un chuchotement ; his voice dropped to a whisper il a baissé la voix et s'est mis à chuchoter ; I don't want to hear a whisper out of you je ne veux pas t'entendre ; there is a whisper going round that fig le bruit court que.B vtr chuchoter (to à) ; to whisper sth to sb chuchoter qch à qn, dire qch à voix basse à qn ; ‘she's asleep,’ he whispered ‘elle dort,’ dit-il en chuchotant ; she whispered sth in his ear elle lui a chuchoté qch à l'oreille ; it is whispered that fig on dit que, le bruit court que.C vi [person] chuchoter, parler à voix basse ; [leaves, trees, wind] chuchoter ; [water] murmurer ; to whisper to sb parler à voix basse à qn ; it's bad manners to whisper c'est impoli de faire des messes basses ○. -
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whisper [ˈwɪspər][person] chuchoter• "it's me" she whispered « c'est moi » chuchota-t-elle2. noun( = low tone) chuchotement m* * *['wɪspə(r)], US ['hwɪs-] 1.noun lit gen chuchotement m; fig rumeur f2.to speak in a whisper ou in whispers — parler à voix basse
transitive verb chuchoter (to à)3.it is whispered that — fig on dit que
intransitive verb gen chuchoter; [water] murmurer
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