whisper something in someone's ear

1 [gehoororgaan] ear

2 [oorschelp] ear

3 [voorwerp] handle ⇒ ear

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 figuurlijk〉 met een half oor meeluisteren • listen with only one ear

     〈 figuurlijk〉 een open oor hebben voor iets • have a ready ear for something

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand de oren van het hoofd eten • eat someone out of house and home

     dat gaat het ene oor in, het andere uit • it goes in one ear and out the other

     〈 figuurlijk〉 zijn oren (niet) geloven • (not) believe one's ears

     ik heb er wel oren naar • I rather like the idea

     hij heeft er geen oren naar • he won't hear of it

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand de oren van het hoofd kletsen • talk away at someone nineteen to the dozen

     〈 figuurlijk〉 het oor lenen (aan) • lend an ear to

     de oren sluiten voor • close one's ears/be deaf to

     het oor strelen • be a delight to the ear

     〈 figuurlijk〉 zijn oor te luisteren leggen • put one's ear to the ground

     〈 figuurlijk〉 een en al oor zijn • be all ears

     doof aan één oor • deaf in one ear

     iemand iets in het oor fluisteren • whisper something in someone's ear

     〈 figuurlijk〉 slechts met één oor luisteren • listen with only one ear

     〈 figuurlijk〉 dat komt hem ter ore • that has come to his attention/ears

2   met rode oortjes in iets lezen • be glued to one's book/magazine 〈enz.〉

     de oren spitsen • 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 prick up one's ears

     mijn oren tuiten (ervan) • my ears are ringing

     zich achter de oren krabben • scratch one's head

     nog niet droog achter de oren • 〈 figuurlijk〉 wet behind the ears

     ze bloosde tot achter haar oren • she blushed to the roots of her hair

     gaatjes in de oren hebben • have pierced ears

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iets in het oor/de oren knopen • get something into one's head

     〈 figuurlijk〉 met zijn oren staan te klapperen • be flabbergasted

     〈 figuurlijk〉 ik stond wel even met mijn oren te klapperen • I couldn't believe my ears/what I was hearing

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand met iets om de oren slaan • blow someone up over something, give someone hell about something

     de kogels vlogen hen om de oren • the bullets whizzed past their ears

     op één oor liggen • be stretched out

     〈 figuurlijk〉 tot over de oren in het werk zitten • be up to one's ears in work

     〈 figuurlijk〉 tot over de oren verliefd zijn • be head over heels in love

¶   iemand een oor aannaaien • fool someone, take someone for a ride

     zij laat zich geen oor aannaaien • she's nobody's fool

     〈Algemeen Zuid-Nederlands; figuurlijk; informeel〉 iemand de oren van zijn kop zagen • bore someone to tears

     op een oor na gevild zijn • be on the home stretch/last lap

"1. ear. 2. gill (of a fish). 3. tuning peg. 4. natural sense of musical pitch, ear. 5. handgrip, lug, (rounded) handle (of a cooking pot). -ını açmak to listen carefully. -ı ağır işitmek to be hard of hearing, be partially deaf. - akıntısı discharge from an ear. - asmak /a/ to pay attention (to); to heed. -tan âşık olmak /a/ to be in love with (someone, something) one has never seen. -ı (bir şeyde) olmak to be listening to. -ını bükmek /ın/ to forewarn. -ına çalınmak /ın/ to overhear (something). -ını çekmek /ın/ 1. to pull (someone´s) ear. 2. to give (someone) a firm but gentle rebuke. -ları çınlamak for one´s ears to ring. -ı/-ları çınlasın. colloq. I wish he could hear this (said when something good is said of someone absent). -ını çınlatmak /ın/ to speak well of (someone absent). - delici earsplitting, deafening (noise). -ı delik (person) who´s quick to pick up news. -ını delmek /ın/ slang to tell (a gambler) that he´s been swindled. -larını dikmek (for an animal) to prick up its ears. -ını doldurmak /ın/ to fill (someone) in, put (someone) in the know; to brief, prime. - dolgunluğu knowledge picked up here and there (by listening). -tan dolma (knowledge) picked up here and there (by listening). -ları dolmak to be fed up with hearing the same thing over and over again. -ı düşük 1. listless, lifeless. 2. glum, blue. -erimi earshot. -ına gelmek to hear. -ına girmek to heed, take note of; to accept as true. - iltihabı path. ear infection. - kabartmak to prick up one´s ears, be all ears. -larına kadar kızarmak to blush/flush hotly, go beet red. -tan kapmak /ı/ to pick up (knowledge) here and there (by listening). -ına kar suyu kaçmak to hear some disquieting news. - kepçesi anat. earlap, the external ear. - kesilmek to be all ears, listen attentively. -larını kısmak (for an animal) to lay back its ears. - kiri earwax. -ı kirişte olmak to be all ears. -ına koymak/sokmak /ı, ın/ to fill (someone) in about; to prime (someone) about. -tan kulağa (news traveling) on the grapevine. -ına küpe olmak to be a lesson to, serve as a warning to, leave a lasting impression on. - misafiri olmak /a/ to overhear. -ını okşamak (for a sound or spoken words) to delight (one). -larının pasını gidermek (for music) to delight (one) because one hasn´t heard its like for a long time. -ları paslanmak not to have heard good music for a long time. -ına söylemek /ı, ın/ to whisper (something) in (someone´s) ear. -ı tıkalı 1. hard of hearing. 2. unwilling to listen; (person) who is not listening. - tıkamak /a/ to pretend not to hear; to ignore. -larını tıkamak /a/ to shut one´s ears to, not to listen to. - tutmak /a/ to listen carefully (to). - uğultusu ringing in the ears. - vermek /a/ to listen carefully (to). - yağı earwax, cerumen. - yolu anat. auditory canal."

whisper something in someone's ear

souffler [sufle]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

   a. [vent, personne] to blow

• souffler dans un instrument à vent to blow into a wind instrument

• souffler sur une bougie (pour l'éteindre) to blow out a candle

• le vent soufflait en rafales the wind was blowing in gusts

• j'ai dû souffler dans le ballon (inf) (alcootest) I was breathalyzed

   b. ( = respirer avec peine) to puff and blow

   c. ( = se reposer) to get one's breath back

• laisser souffler qn/un cheval to let sb/a horse get his breath back

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ bougie] to blow out

   b. ( = envoyer) souffler de la fumée au nez de qn to blow smoke in sb's face

• souffler le chaud et le froid to blow hot and cold

   c. ( = prendre) (inf) to pinch (inf) ( à qn from sb)

• il lui a soufflé sa petite amie he's pinched (inf) his girlfriend

   d. [bombe, explosion] to destroy

   e. [+ conseil, réponse, réplique] to whisper ( à qn to sb)

• souffler son rôle à qn (Theatre) to prompt sb

• souffler qch à l'oreille de qn to whisper sth in sb's ear

• on ne souffle pas ! (en classe, dans un jeu) no whispering!

• il n'a pas soufflé mot he didn't breathe a word

   f. ( = étonner) (inf) to stagger (inf)

• elle a été soufflée d'apprendre leur échec she was staggered (inf) to hear they had failed

   g. (Technical) souffler le verre to blow glass

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1) ( éteindre) to blow out [bougie, lampe]

2) ( envoyer) to blow [air, odeur, poussière]

3) ( chuchoter) to whisper [mots, texte] ( à quelqu'un to somebody; que that)

4) ( suggérer) to suggest [idée, nom] (à to)

5) Industrie to blow [verre, bouteille]; to blast [métal]

6) ( détruire) [explosion, bombe] to blow out [vitre]; to blow up [construction]

7) Jeux ( aux dames) to huff [pièce]

8) (colloq) ( stupéfier) to flabbergast

verbe intransitif

1) Météorologie [vent] to blow

2) ( se propager) [vent de révolte, liberté] to blow

3) ( reprendre sa respiration) to get one's breath back; [cheval] to get its wind back; fig [personne, économie] to take a breather (colloq)

4) ( respirer difficilement) to puff

5) ( produire un souffle) [personne, animal] to blow

6) ( donner la réponse) to tell somebody the answer

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1. vi

1) [vent] to blow

2) (pour éteindre une flamme, enlever de la poussière) to blow

3) (= haleter) to puff and pant

4) fig

2. vt

1) [feu, bougie] to blow out

2) [poussière, feuilles mortes] to blow away

3) [explosion] to blast, to destroy

4) (= dire)

5) * (= voler)

6) TECHNIQUE, [verre] to blow

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souffler verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( éteindre) to blow out [bougie, lampe];

2 ( envoyer) to blow [air, odeur, poussière]; le ventilateur souffle de l'air froid the fan is blowing cold air; souffler de la fumée au visage/dans les yeux de qn to blow smoke in sb's face/eyes; ne me souffle pas ton haleine au visage don't breathe all over me;

3 ( chuchoter) to whisper [mots, texte] (à qn to sb; que that); souffler qch à l'oreille de qn to whisper sth into sb's ear; je t'aime, souffla-t-il I love you, he whispered; souffler la réplique à un acteur Théât to prompt an actor, to give an actor a prompt;

4 ( suggérer) to suggest [idée, nom] (à to); elle m'a soufflé l'idée she suggested the idea to me; on lui a soufflé la réponse sb told him/her the answer;

5 Ind to blow [verre, bouteille]; to blast [métal];

6 ( détruire) [explosion, bombe] to blow out [vitre]; to blast [construction];

7 Jeux ( aux dames) to huff [pièce];

8 ○( prendre) to pinch○ [travail, propriété] (à from); to whip away○ [contrat] (à from); mon meilleur ami m'a soufflé mon poste et ma femme my best friend pinched my job and my wife;

9 ○( stupéfier) to flabbergast; j'ai été soufflé d'apprendre la nouvelle I was flabbergasted to hear the news.

B vi

1 Météo [vent] to blow; souffler en or par rafales to blow in gusts; le vent souffle fort there's a strong wind; ça souffle it's windy; le vent souffle en tempête there's a gale-force wind;

2 ( se propager) [vent de révolte, liberté] to blow; le vent de la liberté souffle dans le pays/sur tout le continent the wind of freedom is sweeping through the country/through the continent; un vent de folie souffle sur le stade frenzy is sweeping through the stadium;

3 ( reprendre sa respiration) to get one's breath back; [cheval] to get its wind back; fig [personne, économie] to take a breather○; laisse-moi souffler! let me get my breath back!; ( pour rembourser) give me a breather!; le pays peut enfin souffler the country can relax at last;

4 ( respirer difficilement) to puff; suant et soufflant huffing and puffing;

5 ( produire un souffle) [personne, animal] to blow; souffler doucement to blow gently; souffler dans une trompette to blow a trumpet; souffler sur son thé to blow on one's tea; souffler sur une bougie to blow out a candle; souffle fort! ( pour te moucher) have a good blow!; souffler sur le feu lit to blow on the fire; fig to inflame the situation; il suffirait de lui souffler dessus pour qu'elle tombe one puff of wind would blow her over;

6 ( donner la réponse) to tell sb the answer; on ne souffle pas! no prompting!

souffler le chaud et le froid to blow hot and cold; souffler comme un bœuf or un phoque or une locomotive to puff and pant.

[sufle] verbe intransitif

1. [expirer - personne] to breathe out

soufflez dans le ballon [Alcootest] blow into the bag

a. (sens propre) to blow on the fire

b. (figuré) to add fuel to the flames

2. MÉTÉOROLOGIE [vent] to blow

3. [respirer avec difficulté] to blow, to puff, to breathe hard

4. [retrouver sa respiration - personne] to get one's breath back ; [ - cheval] to get its breath back

5. [se reposer] to have a break

6. ZOOLOGIE [cétacé] to blow

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[sufle] verbe transitif

1. [bougie] to blow out (separable)

2. [exhaler]

3. [murmurer - mot, réponse] to whisper

4. [suggérer - idée, conseil] to whisper, to suggest

5. (familier) [époustoufler - suj: événement, personne] to take aback, to stagger, to knock out (separable)

6. (familier) [dérober]

7. JEUX [pion] to huff

8. [suj: bombe, explosion] to blow up (separable), to blast away (separable)

9. MÉTALLURGIE & TECHNOLOGIE to blow

n. f.

1. Glisser quelque chose dans le tuyau de l'oreille à quelqu'un: To whisper something to someone.

2. Faire la sourde oreille: To turn a deaf ear.

3. Se faire tirer l'oreille: To show unwillingness to do something (not, as some lexicographers suggest, 'to dig one's heels in').

4. Dormir sur ses deux oreilles:

  a (lit.): To sleep soundly.

  b (fig.): To rest easy, not to worry. Pour ce qui est de tout ça, vous pouvez dormir sur vos deux oreilles! On that score, rest assured you've nothing to worry about.

5. Partir l'oreille basse: To 'go off with one's tail between one's legs', to leave crestfallen.