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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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