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1 whistle
whistle ['wɪsəl]∎ he walked in whistling happily il est entré en sifflant joyeusement;∎ to whistle to sb siffler qn;∎ I whistled to my dog j'ai sifflé mon chien;∎ the porter whistled for a taxi le portier a sifflé un taxi;∎ he whistles at all the girls il siffle toutes les filles;∎ the audience booed and whistled le public a hué et sifflé;∎ British let him whistle for his lunch! il peut toujours l'attendre, son repas!;∎ figurative to whistle in the dark essayer de se donner du courage(b) (bird, kettle, train) siffler;∎ bullets whistled past him des balles passaient près de lui en sifflant;∎ the wind whistled through the trees le vent gémissait dans les arbres(tune) siffler, siffloter;∎ the coach whistled them off the field l'entraîneur a sifflé pour qu'ils quittent le terrain;∎ the players were whistled off the field by the crowd les joueurs ont quitté le terrain sous les sifflements de la foule3 noun∎ the cheers and whistles of the crowd les acclamations et les sifflements de la foule;∎ if you need me, just give a whistle tu n'as qu'à siffler si tu as besoin de moi(b) (of bird, kettle, train) sifflement m(c) (instrument → of person, on train) sifflet m;∎ to blow a whistle donner un coup de sifflet;∎ the whistle blew for the end of the shift le sifflet a signalé la fin du service;∎ the referee blew his whistle for half-time l'arbitre a sifflé la mi-temps;∎ to be as clean as a whistle briller comme un sou neuf;∎ figurative it's got all the bells and whistles il a tous les accessoires possibles et imaginables∎ (penny or tin) whistle flûtiau m, pipeau m(a) (by whistling) siffler;∎ I'll whistle up a cab je vais siffler un taxi∎ I managed to whistle up a van for the move j'ai réussi à dégoter un camion pour le déménagement;∎ I can't whistle up a sofa just like that! je ne peux pas faire apparaître un canapé comme par enchantement! -
2 whistle
whistle, US [transcription]["hwI-"]A n1 ( small pipe) sifflet m ; ( siren) sirène f ; the factory whistle goes at 5 pm la sirène de l'usine sonne à 17 h ; to blow the ou one's whistle donner un coup de sifflet ; to blow the whistle for half time siffler la mi-temps ;2 ( sound) (made by mouth, kettle, train, wind) sifflement m ; ( made with a small pipe) coup m de sifflet ; to give a whistle of surprise pousser un sifflement de surprise ;3 Mus flageolet m.C vi1 ( make noise) [bird, person, kettle, train, wind] siffler ; to whistle at sb/sth siffler qn/qch ; to whistle for siffler [dog] ; he whistled to us to come il nous a sifflés pour nous faire venir ;2 ( move fast) to whistle past ou by [arrow, bullet] passer en sifflant ; [train] passer à toute vitesse ; the arrows whistled past our heads/through the air les flèches sifflaient au-dessus de nos têtes/dans l'air.to blow the whistle on sb dénoncer qn ; to blow the whistle on sth révéler qch ; (as) clean as a whistle propre comme un sou neuf ; you can whistle for it ○ ! tu peux toujours courir ○ ! ; to wet one's whistle ○ se rincer le gosier ○ ; to whistle in the dark essayer de se donner du courage.■ whistle up ○:▶ whistle up [sth] dégoter ○ [object, volunteer]. -
3 whistle
whistle [ˈwɪsl]1. nouna. ( = sound) (made with mouth) sifflement m ; ( = jeering) sifflet m ; (made with a whistle) coup m de sifflet[person, bird, wind] siffler ; (tunefully, light-heartedly) siffloter[+ tune] siffler ; (casually, light-heartedly) siffloter* * *['wɪsl], US ['hwɪ-] 1.1) ( small pipe) sifflet m; ( siren) sirène fto blow the ou one's whistle — donner un coup de sifflet
2) ( sound) gen sifflement m; ( with small pipe) coup m de sifflet2.transitive verb gen siffler; ( casually) siffloter [melody]3.1) ( make noise) sifflerto whistle at somebody/something — siffler quelqu'un/quelque chose
to whistle for — siffler [dog]
2) ( move fast)to whistle past ou by — [bullet] passer en sifflant; [train] passer à toute vitesse
•Phrasal Verbs:••you can whistle for it! — (colloq) tu peux toujours courir! (colloq)
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4 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) siffler2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) siffler3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) passer en sifflant4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) siffler2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) (coup de) sifflet2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) pipeau3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) sifflet -
5 blast
blast [blα:st]1. nouna. (with explosive) [+ rocks] faire sauterb. ( = shoot) he blasted the policeman with a shotgun il a tiré sur le policier avec un fusil de chasse3. exclamation4. compounds[rocket] être mis à feu* * *[blɑːst], US [blæst] 1.1) ( explosion) explosion f2) ( gust) rafale f3) ( air current from explosion) souffle m ( from de)4) ( noise) ( on trumpet) sonnerie f; (on whistle, car horn) coup m2.to give a blast on — faire sonner [trumpet]; donner un coup de [whistle, carhorn]
(colloq) exclamation zut! (colloq)3.transitive verb1) ( blow up) faire sauter [building]; dynamiter [rockface]2) ( damage) [wind] endommager [tree]; [frost, disease] détruire [crop]3) (colloq) ( criticize) descendre [quelqu'un/quelque chose] en flammes (colloq)4.1) ( in mining) utiliser des explosifs2) ( make a noise) [trumpets] retentir•Phrasal Verbs: -
6 pipe
pipe [paɪp]1 noun(a) (for smoking) pipe f;∎ he smokes a pipe il fume la pipe;∎ he smokes four pipes a day il fume quatre pipes par jour;∎ familiar put that in your pipe and smoke it! mets ça dans ta poche et ton mouchoir par-dessus!∎ to lay gas pipes poser des conduites de gaz;∎ the pipes have frozen les canalisations ont gelé∎ the pipes (bagpipes) la cornemuse∎ respiratory pipe tube m respiratoire(e) (birdsong) pépiement m, gazouillis m∎ get on the pipe to Heather passe un coup de bigophone à Heather∎ volcanic pipe cheminée f volcanique(bowl, stem) de pipe; (tobacco) à pipe(a) (convey → liquid) acheminer par tuyau;∎ natural gas is piped to the cities le gaz naturel est acheminé jusqu'aux villes par gazoducs;∎ the irrigation system will pipe water to the fields le système d'irrigation amènera l'eau jusqu'aux champs;∎ untreated sewage is piped into the lake les égouts se déversent directement dans le lac;∎ to pipe coolant through a system faire circuler un produit refroidissant dans un système∎ to pipe sb aboard rendre à qn les honneurs du sifflet (quand il monte à bord);∎ to pipe sb out saluer le départ de qn au sifflet∎ pipe the cream onto the sponge avec une poche à douille, versez la crème sur le gâteau►► Music pipe band orchestre m de cornemuses;pipe cleaner cure-pipe m;pipe dream chimère f;∎ you and your pipe dreams! toi et tes châteaux en Espagne!;pipe fitter tuyauteur(euse) m,f;pipe major cornemuse f principale;pipe organ grandes orgues fpl;pipe of peace calumet m de la paix;pipe rack râtelier m à pipes(a) (make less noise) faire moins de bruit□ ;∎ pipe down! moins de bruit!(b) (not talk so much) rabattre son caquet;∎ pipe down! boucle-la!;∎ he piped down when he realized she knew a lot more about it il a rabattu son caquet quand il s'est rendu compte qu'elle en savait bien plus que lui∎ to pipe in the guests = jouer de la cornemuse en tête de la procession (lors de l'entrée solennelle des invités)∎ to pipe sb in saluer l'arrivée de qn au sifflet∎ "me too!" he piped up "moi aussi!", dit-il, sortant de son silence -
7 sprightly
∎ he's a sprightly 80-year-old c'est un alerte octogénaire
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whistle a tune — make a sound which can be identified with a tune … English contemporary dictionary
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whistle — whis|tle1 [ wısl, hwısl ] noun count * 1. ) a small metal or plastic object that you put in your mouth and blow to make a high sound: blow a whistle: The referee blew the whistle for half time. a ) a piece of equipment that produces a high sound … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English