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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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give a hoot — verb show no concern or interest; always used in the negative I don t give a hoot She doesn t give a damn about her job • Syn: ↑care a hang, ↑give a hang, ↑give a damn • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
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not give 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 give a hoot — not give a hoot/two hoots/informal phrase to not care about something I don’t give two hoots about what people think of me. Thesaurus: to not care about somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
not give two hoots — not give a hoot/two hoots/informal phrase to not care about something I don’t give two hoots about what people think of me. Thesaurus: to not care about somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
not care two hoots — 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. Main entry: ↑hootidiom … Useful english dictionary
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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
