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A n (of animal, person) cri m aigu ; ( of brakes) grincement m ; ( of tyres) crissement m ; a squeal of pain/excitement un cri aigu de douleur/d'excitation ; squeals of laughter des rires perçants ; to give ou let out a squeal pousser un cri aigu.C vi1 [person, animal] pousser des cris aigus (in, with de) ; to squeal with delight pousser des cris de joie ; to squeal with laughter rire d'une voix aiguë ;2 ○ ( inform) cafarder ○, vendre la mèche ○ ; to squeal on sb balancer ○ qn ; someone squealed to the police! quelqu'un nous a balancés ○ à la police! -
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squeal [skwi:l]1. nounb. ( = inform) (inf!) vendre la mèche (inf)• "help" he squealed « au secours » cria-t-il d'une voix perçante* * *[skwiːl] 1. 2.1) ( squeak) pousser des cris aigus (in, with de)2) (colloq) ( inform) vendre la mèche (colloq)to squeal on somebody — balancer (colloq) quelqu'un
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squeal [skwi:l]∎ to squeal with pain pousser un cri de douleur;∎ to squeal with laughter hurler de rire;∎ the car squealed around the corner la voiture prit le virage dans un crissement de pneus;∎ he was squealing like a stuck pig il criait comme un cochon qu'on égorge∎ to squeal on sb balancer ou moucharder qn∎ "ouch!" she squealed "aïe!", cria-t-elle3 noun(of person, animal) cri m perçant; (of tyres, brakes) crissement m;∎ he gave a squeal of delight il poussa un cri de joie
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crow — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, aphonia, artificial voice, bar, bark, bawl, be in stitches, beam, bellow, belly laugh, blare, blat, blow, blubber, bluster, boff, boffola, boom, brag, bray, break up, breathe, broken speech, broken… … Moby Thesaurus
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