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whistle ['wɪsəl]∎ he walked in whistling happily il est entré en sifflant joyeusement;∎ to whistle to sb siffler qn;∎ I whistled to my dog j'ai sifflé mon chien;∎ the porter whistled for a taxi le portier a sifflé un taxi;∎ he whistles at all the girls il siffle toutes les filles;∎ the audience booed and whistled le public a hué et sifflé;∎ British let him whistle for his lunch! il peut toujours l'attendre, son repas!;∎ figurative to whistle in the dark essayer de se donner du courage(b) (bird, kettle, train) siffler;∎ bullets whistled past him des balles passaient près de lui en sifflant;∎ the wind whistled through the trees le vent gémissait dans les arbres(tune) siffler, siffloter;∎ the coach whistled them off the field l'entraîneur a sifflé pour qu'ils quittent le terrain;∎ the players were whistled off the field by the crowd les joueurs ont quitté le terrain sous les sifflements de la foule3 noun∎ the cheers and whistles of the crowd les acclamations et les sifflements de la foule;∎ if you need me, just give a whistle tu n'as qu'à siffler si tu as besoin de moi(b) (of bird, kettle, train) sifflement m(c) (instrument → of person, on train) sifflet m;∎ to blow a whistle donner un coup de sifflet;∎ the whistle blew for the end of the shift le sifflet a signalé la fin du service;∎ the referee blew his whistle for half-time l'arbitre a sifflé la mi-temps;∎ to be as clean as a whistle briller comme un sou neuf;∎ figurative it's got all the bells and whistles il a tous les accessoires possibles et imaginables∎ (penny or tin) whistle flûtiau m, pipeau m(a) (by whistling) siffler;∎ I'll whistle up a cab je vais siffler un taxi∎ I managed to whistle up a van for the move j'ai réussi à dégoter un camion pour le déménagement;∎ I can't whistle up a sofa just like that! je ne peux pas faire apparaître un canapé comme par enchantement! -
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whistle, US [transcription]["hwI-"]A n1 ( small pipe) sifflet m ; ( siren) sirène f ; the factory whistle goes at 5 pm la sirène de l'usine sonne à 17 h ; to blow the ou one's whistle donner un coup de sifflet ; to blow the whistle for half time siffler la mi-temps ;2 ( sound) (made by mouth, kettle, train, wind) sifflement m ; ( made with a small pipe) coup m de sifflet ; to give a whistle of surprise pousser un sifflement de surprise ;3 Mus flageolet m.C vi1 ( make noise) [bird, person, kettle, train, wind] siffler ; to whistle at sb/sth siffler qn/qch ; to whistle for siffler [dog] ; he whistled to us to come il nous a sifflés pour nous faire venir ;2 ( move fast) to whistle past ou by [arrow, bullet] passer en sifflant ; [train] passer à toute vitesse ; the arrows whistled past our heads/through the air les flèches sifflaient au-dessus de nos têtes/dans l'air.to blow the whistle on sb dénoncer qn ; to blow the whistle on sth révéler qch ; (as) clean as a whistle propre comme un sou neuf ; you can whistle for it ○ ! tu peux toujours courir ○ ! ; to wet one's whistle ○ se rincer le gosier ○ ; to whistle in the dark essayer de se donner du courage.■ whistle up ○:▶ whistle up [sth] dégoter ○ [object, volunteer]. -
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whistle [ˈwɪsl]1. nouna. ( = sound) (made with mouth) sifflement m ; ( = jeering) sifflet m ; (made with a whistle) coup m de sifflet[person, bird, wind] siffler ; (tunefully, light-heartedly) siffloter[+ tune] siffler ; (casually, light-heartedly) siffloter* * *['wɪsl], US ['hwɪ-] 1.1) ( small pipe) sifflet m; ( siren) sirène fto blow the ou one's whistle — donner un coup de sifflet
2) ( sound) gen sifflement m; ( with small pipe) coup m de sifflet2.transitive verb gen siffler; ( casually) siffloter [melody]3.1) ( make noise) sifflerto whistle at somebody/something — siffler quelqu'un/quelque chose
to whistle for — siffler [dog]
2) ( move fast)to whistle past ou by — [bullet] passer en sifflant; [train] passer à toute vitesse
•Phrasal Verbs:••you can whistle for it! — (colloq) tu peux toujours courir! (colloq)
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whistle [ˊwɪsl]1. n1) свист2) свисто́к;penny ( или tin) whistle свисту́лька
3) сл. го́рло, горта́нь; гло́тка◊to pay for one's whistle до́рого плати́ть за свою́ при́хоть
;to blow the whistle on разг.
а) пресе́чь чьи-л. де́йствия;б) донести́, «нака́пать»;as clear ( или clean, dry) as a whistle ≅ как стёклышко
2. v1) свисте́ть; дава́ть свисто́к ( как сигнал)2) насви́стывать ( мотив и т.п.)3) проноси́ться со сви́стом;a bullet whistled past him ми́мо него́ просвисте́ла пу́ля
whistle away насви́стывать;whistle up вызыва́ть, подзыва́ть◊to whistle for smth. тще́тно иска́ть или жела́ть чего́-л.
;to let smb. go whistle не счита́ться с чьи́ми-л. жела́ниями
;to whistle for a wind выжида́ть удо́бного слу́чая
;а) ободря́ть, подба́дривать;б) напуска́ть на себя́ споко́йствие, маскирова́ть волне́ние, страх и т.п. -
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tr['wɪsəlstɒp]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL apeadero\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLwhistle-stop tour gira relámpago'hwɪsəlstɑːp, 'wɪsəlstɒpa) ( brief appearance): (before n)whistle-stop tour — gira f relámpago
b) (station, town) (AmE) apeadero m['wɪslstɒp]1.N (US) (=station) apeadero m2.CPDwhistle-stop tour N — (US) (Pol) gira f electoral rápida; (fig) recorrido m rápido
* * *['hwɪsəlstɑːp, 'wɪsəlstɒp]a) ( brief appearance): (before n)whistle-stop tour — gira f relámpago
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■ whistle forv. i. + prep.2 ( calcio, ecc.) ( dell'arbitro) fischiare; indicare (o segnalare) con un fischio: to whistle for offside, fischiare un fuorigioco □ (fam.) You can whistle for it!, campa cavallo! -
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1 noun∎ he made a whistle-stop tour of the West il a fait une tournée rapide dans l'ouest►► whistle-stop town village m perduUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > whistle-stop
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8 whistle up
whistle up [sb., sth.] scovare [volunteer, object]* * *vt + adv(taxi, dog) fare un fischio a* * *whistle up [sb., sth.] scovare [volunteer, object] -
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whistle-stop1 v (AE; infrml) POL die Kleinstädte abklappern, abklappern (infrml; auf Wahlkampftour); Stippvisite machen whistle-stop2 (AE) 1. LOGIS Bedarfshaltestelle f; 2. POL kurzer Wahlkampfauftritt m (in einer unbedeutenden Provinzkleinstadt); (jarg) Stippvisite f; 3. GEN Stippvisite fEnglisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > whistle-stop
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English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > whistle
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whistle-stop [ˈwɪsl‚stɒp] -
12 whistle for a wind
выжидать удобного случая; ≈ ждать у моря погоды [букв. стараться свистом вызывать ветер; выражение основано на старом морском суеверии]But there's no help for it till we know our men. Lay to, and whistle for a wind, that's my view. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘Treasure Island’, ch. XII) — Но делать нечего - сначала мы должны узнать, кто нам остался верен. Остановимся на этом плане и будем выжидать удобного случая. Таково мое мнение.
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13 whistle-blower
familiar = personne qui vend la mèche;∎ we need a few more whistle-blowers like her il faudrait d'autres personnes comme elle pour tirer sur la sonnette d'alarmeUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > whistle-blower
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14 whistle away
whistle away насвистывать -
15 whistle for
whistle for тщетно искать или желать чего-л. -
16 whistle for a wind
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17 whistle in the dark
whistle in the dark а) ободрять, подбадривать; б) напускать на себя спо-койствие, маскировать волнение, страх и т. п. -
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whistle stop amer.; coll. 1) полустанок 2) остановка в маленьких местечкахдля встречи с избирателями (во время избирательной кампании) -
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20 whistle-blower
whistle-blower [ˊwɪslˏbləυə] nдоно́счик
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