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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.) fløyte, tute2) ((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.) pipe, tute, ule, fløyte3) ((of owls) to call out: An owl hooted in the wood.) skrike, tute4) ((of people) to make a loud noise of laughter or disapproval: They hooted with laughter.) hyle, huie, vræle2. noun1) (the sound of a car etc horn, a siren etc.) fløyting, tuting, ul(ing)2) (the call of an owl.) skrik, tuting3) (a loud shout of laughter or disapproval.) hyl, vræl, piping•- hooter- not care a hoot / two hootstute--------ulingIsubst. \/huːt\/1) buing, utpiping, huiing2) ( om ugle) skrik, tuting3) brøl, ropsinte brøl, sinte rop4) (spesielt britisk, om dampfløyte eller horn) ul, tut5) ( hverdagslig) festlig person, artig begivenhetnot a hoot ikke i det hele tattnot give a hoot gi blaffen, blåse i, bry seg døytenIIsubst. \/huːt\/(newzealandsk, hverdagslig) penger (særlig som kompensasjon for noe)IIIverb \/huːt\/1) bue, pipe, huie2) (om uttrykk for sinne, glede e.l.) brøle, rope3) ( om ugle) skrike, tute4) ( særlig britisk) tute (om horn), ule (om dampfløyte)hoot at somebody pipe ut noenhoot down møte med pipekonserthoot one's horn tutehoot out\/off bue uthoot with laughter at something brøle\/hyle av latter over noeIVinterj. \/huːt\/se ➢ hoots
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care a hoot — (not) care/give a hoot informal, informal if you do not give a hoot about something or someone, you do not care about them at all. I don t give a hoot about keeping the house tidy. (often + about) They don t care two hoots who wins as long as it… … New idioms dictionary
care a hoot — • give a hang • care a brass farthing • care a button • care a damn • care a farthing • care a fig • care a hang • care a hoot • care a pin • care a rap • care a straw • care a whistle • care two pins about (from Idioms in Speech) in negative: to … Idioms and examples
don’t give a hoot — tv. don’t care at all. (Folksy.) □ Go ahead. Do it if you want. I don’t give a hoot. □ She doesn’t give a hoot if you go into town without her … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
not care a hoot — (not) care/give a hoot informal, informal if you do not give a hoot about something or someone, you do not care about them at all. I don t give a hoot about keeping the house tidy. (often + about) They don t care two hoots who wins as long as it… … New idioms dictionary
not care a hoot — not care (or give) a hoot (or two hoots) informal not care at all * * * not care/give a ˈhoot | not care/give two ˈhoots idiom (informal) not to care at all • I don t care two hoots about having money, as long as I m happy … Useful english dictionary
hoot — n. & v. n. 1 an owl s cry. 2 the sound made by a motor horn or a steam whistle. 3 a shout expressing scorn or disapproval; an inarticulate shout. 4 colloq. a laughter. b a cause of this. 5 (also two hoots) sl. anything at all (don t care a hoot;… … Useful english dictionary
hoot — (v.) to call or shout in disapproval or scorn, c.1600, probably related to or from huten, to shout, call out (c.1200), probably ultimately imitative. First used of bird cries, especially that of the owl, mid 15c. Related: Hooted; hooting. As a… … Etymology dictionary
hoot — hoot1 [hu:t] n 1.) a shout or laugh that shows you think something is funny or stupid hoot of laughter/derision etc ▪ Hoots of laughter rose from the audience. 2.) a sound that an ↑owl makes 3.) a short clear sound made by a vehicle or ship, as a … Dictionary of contemporary English
hoot — [[t]hu͟ːt[/t]] hoots, hooting, hooted 1) V ERG If you hoot the horn on a vehicle or if it hoots, it makes a loud noise on one note. [mainly BRIT] [V n] I never hoot my horn when I pick a girl up for a date... Somewhere in the distance a siren… … English dictionary
hoot — 1 noun (C) 1 a shout or laugh that shows you think something is funny or stupid: hoots of laughter/derision: a speech that was greeted with hoots of derision 2 a sound that an owl makes 3 a short clear sound made by a vehicle or ship, as a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
care a brass farthing — • give a hang • care a brass farthing • care a button • care a damn • care a farthing • care a fig • care a hang • care a hoot • care a pin • care a rap • care a straw • care a whistle • care two pins about (from Idioms in Speech) in negative: to … Idioms and examples
