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1 squeal
1. intransitive verb1)squeal with pain/in fear — [Person:] vor Schmerz/Angst aufschreien; [Tier:] vor Schmerz/Angst laut quieken
squeal with laughter/in excitement — vor Lachen/Aufregung kreischen
2) [Bremsen, Räder:] kreischen; [Reifen:] quietschen3) (coll.): (protest)2. transitive verb 3. nounsqueal [in protest] — lauthals protestieren
* * *[skwi:l] 1. noun(a long, shrill cry: The children welcomed him with squeals of delight.) das Quieken2. verb(to give a cry of this sort: The puppy squealed with pain.) quieken* * *[skwi:l]I. n [schriller] Schrei; of tyres Quietschen nt kein pl; of brakes Kreischen nt kein pl, Quietschen nt kein pl; of a pig Quieken nt kein plwith a \squeal of brakes/tyres mit quietschenden Bremsen/Reifento let out a \squeal einen schrillen Schrei ausstoßenII. vito \squeal to a halt mit quietschenden Reifen anhaltento \squeal with joy vor Freude jauchzento \squeal with pain vor Schmerz schreiento \squeal with pleasure vor Vergnügen kreischento \squeal [in protest] lautstark protestieren, entrüstet aufschreien* * *['skwiːl]1. nSchrei m; (of person, tyre, brakes) Kreischen nt no pl; (of protest) (Auf)schrei m; (of pig) Quieken nt no plwith a squeal of brakes/tyres — mit kreischenden Bremsen/Reifen
squeals/a squeal of laughter — schrilles Gelächter
2. vi1) (= screech) (person) schreien, kreischen; (brakes, tyres) kreischen, quietschen; (pig, puppy) quieksen; (fig inf) jammernto squeal in pain — vor Schmerz aufheulen or kreischen
to squeal for help — um Hilfe schreien
3. vtschreien, kreischen* * *squeal [skwiːl]A v/i1. schreien, kreischen ( beide:with vor dat)2. quietschen, kreischen (Bremsen etc)3. quiek(s)en, piep(s)en5. slb) singen (to bei):squeal on sb jemanden verpetzen oder verpfeifenB v/t1. etwas schreien, kreischen2. etwas quiek(s)en, piep(s)enC s1. Schreien n, Kreischen n2. Quietschen n3. Schrei m:* * *1. intransitive verb1)squeal with pain/in fear — [Person:] vor Schmerz/Angst aufschreien; [Tier:] vor Schmerz/Angst laut quieken
squeal with laughter/in excitement — vor Lachen/Aufregung kreischen
2) [Bremsen, Räder:] kreischen; [Reifen:] quietschen3) (coll.): (protest)2. transitive verb 3. nounsqueal [in protest] — lauthals protestieren
Kreischen, das; (of tyres) Quietschen, das; (of animal) Quieken, das* * *v.petzen v. -
2 squeal
[skwi:l] n[schriller] Schrei; of tyres Quietschen nt kein pl; of brakes Kreischen nt kein pl, Quietschen nt kein pl; of a pig Quieken nt kein pl;with a \squeal of brakes/ tyres mit quietschenden Bremsen/Reifen;to let out a \squeal einen schrillen Schrei ausstoßen vito \squeal to a halt mit quietschenden Reifen anhalten;to \squeal with joy vor Freude jauchzen;to \squeal with pain vor Schmerz schreien;to \squeal with pleasure vor Vergnügen kreischen2) (complain, protest)to \squeal [about sth] [über etw akk] jammern;to \squeal [in protest] lautstark protestieren, entrüstet aufschreien;to \squeal to sb bei jdm singen ( fam)
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