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1 hoot
I [huːt]1) (noise) (of owl) grido m.; (of train, ship or factory siren) fischio m.; (of car) colpo m. di clacson; (derisive shout) fischio m., grida f.pl. di disapprovazione2) colloq.••II 1. [huːt]I don't give a hoot o two hoots! — colloq. me ne infischio!
verbo intransitivo [ owl] chiurlare, stridere; [train, siren] fischiare; [ car] suonare il clacson; [person, crowd] (derisively) fischiare2.verbo transitivo fischiare [speaker, actor]to hoot one's horn — dare un colpo di clacson (at sb. a qcn.)
* * *[hu:t] 1. verb1) (to sound the horn of a car etc: The driver hooted (his horn) at the old lady.) suonare2) ((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.) suonare3) ((of owls) to call out: An owl hooted in the wood.) ululare4) ((of people) to make a loud noise of laughter or disapproval: They hooted with laughter.) fischiare2. noun1) (the sound of a car etc horn, a siren etc.) colpo di clacson2) (the call of an owl.) ululo3) (a loud shout of laughter or disapproval.) urlo•- hooter- not care a hoot / two hoots* * *[huːt]1. nI don't give a hoot fam — non me ne importa un accidente, me ne infischio
it was a hoot fam — è stato divertentissimo or uno spasso
2. vi(owl) gufare, (person: in scorn) farsi una risata (di scherno), (Auto: person) strombazzare, suonare il clacson, (ship, train, factory hooter) fischiare* * *hoot /hu:t/n.2 (autom.) suono di tromba; colpo di clacson4 (fam.) persona o cosa divertente; spasso; sballo (fam.)● hoot owl, civetta; gufo □ (fam.) I don't care (o give) a hoot, non me ne importa un fico (o un tubo) □ (fam.) It isn't worth two hoots, non vale un fico (secco).(to) hoot /hu:t/v. t. e i.2 (autom.) suonare (il clacson); strombazzare; strombettare4 ( di persona) gridare (contro q.); subissare d'urla; schiamazzare; fischiare: to hoot an actor, gridare contro (o fischiare) un attore5 (fam.) farsi delle (belle) risate; ridere sguaiatamente● to hoot sb. down, subissare q. di urla; zittire q. (urlando) □ to hoot an actor [a speaker] off (o away o out), far scappare un attore [un oratore] subissandolo di urla □ to hoot with laughter, sganasciarsi dalle risate; ridere sguaiatamente.* * *I [huːt]1) (noise) (of owl) grido m.; (of train, ship or factory siren) fischio m.; (of car) colpo m. di clacson; (derisive shout) fischio m., grida f.pl. di disapprovazione2) colloq.••II 1. [huːt]I don't give a hoot o two hoots! — colloq. me ne infischio!
verbo intransitivo [ owl] chiurlare, stridere; [train, siren] fischiare; [ car] suonare il clacson; [person, crowd] (derisively) fischiare2.verbo transitivo fischiare [speaker, actor]to hoot one's horn — dare un colpo di clacson (at sb. a qcn.)
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2 hooter hoot·er n
['huːtə(r)](Brit: of ship, factory) sirena, Auto clacson m inv, tromba (d'automobile), Brit, (fam: nose) nasone m -
3 not care a hoot / two hoots
(not to care in the least: He doesn't care two hoots what anyone thinks of him.) fregarsene -
4 ♦ laughter
♦ laughter /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/n. [u]riso; risata: to burst (o to break) into laughter, scoppiare in una risata (o a ridere); to burst with laughter, scoppiare dal ridere; ridere a crepapelle; to roar (o to scream) with laughter, ridere rumorosamente (o sguaiatamente); to shriek with laughter, fare una risata stridula; ridere in tono stridulo; to hoot with laughter, sganasciarsi dalle risate; ridere sguaiatamente; helpless laughter, risate incontrollabili; hysterical laughter, risata isterica● to split one's sides with laughter, sbellicarsi dalle risa.
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