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I [wɪs(ə)l] n1) свист, свисток, гудок- shrill whistle- police whistle
- factory whistle
- distant whistle
- whistle of the train
- give out a soft whistle of surprise
- whistle of the bullets
- give a warning whistle2) свистокThe referee blew his whistle for the end of the game. — Судья дал свисток, означавший конец игры.
- referee's whistleTo dance to smb's whistle. — ◊ Плясать под чью-либо дудку
- blow on smb a whistle
- give smb a whistle II [wɪs(ə)l] vсвистеть, насвистыватьShe whistled a song to me. — Она напела мне мотив песенки.
Bullets whistle in the air. — Пули свистят в воздухе.
The wind whistles in the trees. — Ветер свистит в верхушках деревьев
- whistle to oneself- whistle for a taxi
- whistle the dog back -
2 one's time is up
(чьё-л.) время кончилось, срок истёк...you've always been slow to understand the changes that have taken place. Your time is up - you can scream against it as much as you want... (S. Heym, ‘The Eyes of Reason’, book II, ch. 13) —...вы всегда слишком медленно усваивали те изменения, которые произошли у нас. Ваше время кончилось, вы можете шуметь сколько хотите...
At the end of the intermission period the referee blew his whistle, indicating that the time was up. (HAI) — Свисток судьи означал, что перерыв кончился.
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