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I [haʊl] II 1. [haʊl]verbo transitivo gridare, urlare (at a)2.verbo intransitivo [ child] urlare, gridare; [dog, wind] ululare* * *1. verb1) (to make a long, loud cry: The wolves howled; He howled with pain; We howled with laughter.) ululare; urlare2) ((of wind) to make a similar sound: The wind howled through the trees.) mugghiare2. noun(such a cry: a howl of pain; howls of laughter.) ululato, urlo- howler* * *[haʊl]1. n(of animal) ululatohowls of laughter — scrosci mpl di risate
2. vi3. vt•* * *howl /haʊl/n.1 ululato; ululo; urlo lamentoso; lamento; gemito; mugolio: the howls of a dog, gli ululati d'un cane2 grido; urlo; strillo; schiamazzo: a howl of pain, un urlo di dolore; howls of derision, grida di derisione(to) howl /haʊl/A v. i.1 ululare; urlare lamentosamente; ( di un bimbo, ecc.) strillare; lamentarsi; mugghiare: The wolves were howling, i lupi ululavano; The storm howled through the sails, la tempesta mugghiava fra le vele; He howled with ( o in) pain, urlava per il dolore2 urlare; gridare; schiamazzareB v. t.● to howl defiance, lanciare una sfida a gran voce □ to howl down a speaker, far tacere un oratore a forza di urla; subissare di urla un oratore □ (fam.) to howl with laughter, sbellicarsi dalle risa.* * *I [haʊl] II 1. [haʊl]verbo transitivo gridare, urlare (at a)2.verbo intransitivo [ child] urlare, gridare; [dog, wind] ululare
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