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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! -
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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]. -
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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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['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 -
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(colloq)whistle up [something] dégoter (colloq) -
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1 noun∎ he made a whistle-stop tour of the West il a fait une tournée rapide dans l'ouest►► whistle-stop town village m perduUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > whistle-stop
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familiar = personne qui vend la mèche;∎ we need a few more whistle-blowers like her il faudrait d'autres personnes comme elle pour tirer sur la sonnette d'alarmeUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > whistle-blower
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whistle-stop tour n (by diplomat, president) tournée f éclair inv (of de) ; ( by candidate on campaign) tournée f électorale (of de). -
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1) délateur; dénonciateur; arg. indic; balance; mouchard2) celui/celle qui tire la sonnette d'alarmeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > whistle blower
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loi sur les dénonciations; loi sur la délationEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > whistle blower legislation
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tirer la sonnette d'alarme; donner l'alerte; dénoncer des abusEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > whistle-blowing
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noun (by diplomat, president) tournée f éclair inv (of de); ( by candidate on campaign) tournée f électorale (of de) -
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noun (a whistle impolitely made by a man to express his admiration of a woman's appearance.) sifflement admiratif -
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