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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∎ 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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