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1 wheeze
[wi:z] 1. verb(to breathe with a hissing sound and with difficulty.) respirer bruyamment2. noun(such a sound.) respiration bruyante- wheezy- wheezily - wheeziness -
2 whizz
[wiz](to fly through the air with a hissing sound: The arrow whizzed past his shoulder.) passer en sifflant -
3 whizz
∎ a car whizzed past une voiture est passée à toute allure;∎ I'll whizz down to the shops je vais faire un saut dans les magasins;∎ the holiday has just whizzed by les vacances ont passé à toute vitesse∎ bullets whizzed around or past him des balles sifflaient tout autour ou passaient près de lui en sifflant2 noun(a) (hissing sound) sifflement m∎ I'll just have a (quick) whizz round with the Hoover ®/the duster je vais juste passer un petit coup d'aspirateur/de chiffon∎ she's a whizz at chemistry c'est un as en chimie;∎ she's a real computer whizz c'est vraiment un as de l'informatique;∎ he's a real whizz in the kitchen il cuisine comme un chef∎ to take a whizz (urinate) faire pipi►► familiar whizz kid jeune prodige□ m;∎ she's a computer whizz kid c'est un vrai génie de l'informatique -
4 swish
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