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1 hoot
A n1 ( noise) ( of owl) (h)ululement m ; ( of train) sifflement m ; ( of ship or factory siren) mugissement m ; ( of car) coup m de klaxon® ; ( derisive shout) huée f ; this was greeted with hoots of laughter ceci a déclenché l'hilarité générale ;B vi [owl] (h)ululer ; [train] siffler ; [siren] mugir ; [car] klaxonner ; [person, crowd] ( derisively) huer ; to hoot with laughter éclater de rire.C vtr huer [speaker, actor] ; to be hooted off the stage quitter la scène sous les huées ; to hoot one's horn donner un coup de klaxon® (at sb pour avertir qn).I don't give a hoot ou two hoots ○ ! je m'en fiche ○ comme de l'an quarante!■ hoot down:▶ hoot down [sb], hoot [sb] down huer ;▶ hoot down [sth], hoot [sth] down rejeter [qch] avec dérision [plan, proposal]. -
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hoot [hu:t]1. noun[owl] hululer ; [driver] klaxonner* * *[huːt] 1.1) ( noise) ( of owl) (h)ululement m; ( of train) sifflement m; ( of ship or factory siren) mugissement m; ( of car) coup m de klaxon®; ( shout) rire m moqueur2) (colloq) ( funny)2.to be a hoot — être très marrant (colloq)
transitive verb huer [speaker, actor]3.to hoot one's horn — donner un coup de klaxon® ( at somebody pour avertir quelqu'un)
intransitive verb [owl] (h)ululer; [train] siffler; [siren] mugir; [car] klaxonner; [person, crowd] ( derisively) huer••I don't give two hoots! — (colloq) je m'en fiche (colloq) comme de l'an quarante!
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3 hoot
hoot [hu:t]1 noun∎ hoots of laughter éclats mpl de rire∎ I don't give or care a hoot or two hoots je m'en fiche, mais alors complètement, je m'en contrefiche;∎ it doesn't matter two hoots ça n'a strictement aucune importance□∎ it was a hoot! (hilarious) c'était tordant!;∎ he's a real hoot! c'est un sacré rigolo!, il est tordant!(actor, speaker) huer; (play) siffler∎ to hoot with laughter s'esclaffer;∎ to hoot with anger rugir de colèrefamiliar (person, show) huer□, conspuer□ ;∎ they hooted him down ils l'ont fait taire par leurs huées□ -
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[hu:t] 1. verb1) (to sound the horn of a car etc: The driver hooted (his horn) at the old lady.) klaxonner2) ((of car etc horns, sirens etc) to make a loud noise, as a warning, signal etc: You can't leave the factory till the siren hoots.) mugir3) ((of owls) to call out: An owl hooted in the wood.) hululer4) ((of people) to make a loud noise of laughter or disapproval: They hooted with laughter.) huer; s'esclaffer2. noun1) (the sound of a car etc horn, a siren etc.) coup de klaxon, de sirène2) (the call of an owl.) hululement3) (a loud shout of laughter or disapproval.) huée; éclat de rire•- hooter- not care a hoot / two hoots -
5 to hoot
1) klaxonner2) huer; siffler; conspuerEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to hoot
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6 not care a hoot / two hoots
(not to care in the least: He doesn't care two hoots what anyone thinks of him.) se ficher de
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