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1 whisper
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1. verb1) (to speak or say very softly: You'll have to whisper or he'll hear you; `Don't tell him,' she whispered.) susurrar, cuchichear, hablar en voz baja2) ((of trees etc) to make a soft sound in the wind: The leaves whispered in the breeze.) susurrar, murmurar
2. noun(a very quiet sound, especially something said: They spoke in whispers.) susurrowhisper1 n susurrowhisper2 vb susurrar / cuchicheartr['wɪspəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (quiet voice) susurro1 (gen) susurrar, decir en voz baja2 (rumour) correr la voz, rumorearse■ it is whispered that... se rumorea que...1 (gen) susurrar, cuchichear, hablar en voz baja■ stop whispering! ¡dejad de cuchichear!2 (of wind, leaves) susurrarwhisper ['hwɪspər] vi: cuchichear, susurrarwhisper vt: decir en voz baja, susurrarwhisper n1) whispering: susurro m, cuchicheo m2) rumor: rumor m3) trace: dejo m, pizca fv.• cuchichear v.• decir al oído v.• murmurar v.• susurrar v.n.• cuchicheo s.m.• murmullo s.m.• rumor s.m.• susurro s.m.
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1. 'hwɪspər, 'wɪspə(r)a) \<\<person\>\> cuchichearb) (liter) \<\<wind/leaves\>\> susurrar (liter)
2.
vt \<\<remark/words\>\> susurrarto whisper something TO somebody — susurrarle algo or decirle* algo al oído a alguien
II
a) ( soft voice) susurro myes, he said in a whisper — -si -susurró or dijo en voz baja
they spoke in whispers — hablaban cuchicheando or en susurros
b) ( rumor) rumor m['wɪspǝ(r)]there's a whisper going around that... — se rumorea que...
1. N1) (lit) (=low tone) cuchicheo m, susurro m ; [of leaves] susurro mto speak in a whisper — hablar en voz baja, susurrar
to say sth in a whisper — decir algo en voz baja, susurrar algo
2) (=rumour) rumor m, voz fthere is a whisper that... — corre el rumor or la voz de que..., se rumorea que...
2. VT1) (lit) decir en voz baja, susurrarto whisper sth to sb — decir algo al oído de algn, susurrar algo a algn
2) (fig)it is whispered that... — corre la voz de que..., se rumorea que...
3.VI (=talk) cuchichear, susurrar, hablar muy bajo; [leaves] susurrarit's rude to whisper in company — es de mala educación cuchichear en compañía, secretos en reunión es falta de educación
stop whispering! — ¡silencio!
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1. ['hwɪspər, 'wɪspə(r)]a) \<\<person\>\> cuchichearb) (liter) \<\<wind/leaves\>\> susurrar (liter)
2.
vt \<\<remark/words\>\> susurrarto whisper something TO somebody — susurrarle algo or decirle* algo al oído a alguien
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a) ( soft voice) susurro myes, he said in a whisper — -si -susurró or dijo en voz baja
they spoke in whispers — hablaban cuchicheando or en susurros
b) ( rumor) rumor mthere's a whisper going around that... — se rumorea que...
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