whistle en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de whistle en el diccionario inglés»español

I.whistle [ingl. am. ˈ(h)wɪsəl, ingl. brit. ˈwɪs(ə)l] V. intr.

1. whistle:

whistle (make sound) person:

silbar

whistle (loudly)

chiflar

whistle referee:

pitar

whistle kettle:

silbar

whistle kettle:

pitar

whistle train:

pitar

whistle wind:

silbar

whistle wind:

aullar

to whistle to a dog

silbarle or chiflarle a un perro

he whistled to me to take cover

me silbó para que me pusiera a cubierto

he whistled to me to take cover

me chifló para que me pusiera a cubierto amer.

to whistle at the girls

silbarles a las chicas

to whistle at the girls

chiflarles a las chicas amer.

to whistle for sth coloq. if they want more money, they can whistle for it

si quieren más dinero, van a tener que esperar sentados coloq.

2. whistle (speed, rush) + adv. compl.:

to whistle by bullet/arrow:

pasar silbando

shells went whistling overhead

pasaban proyectiles silbando por encima

II.whistle [ingl. am. ˈ(h)wɪsəl, ingl. brit. ˈwɪs(ə)l] V. trans.

1. whistle tune:

whistle

silbar

2. whistle (signal):

he whistled the dogs over

llamó a los perros con un silbido

he whistled the play dead ingl. am.

pitó para detener el juego

III.whistle [ingl. am. ˈ(h)wɪsəl, ingl. brit. ˈwɪs(ə)l] SUST.

1. whistle (instrument):

whistle

silbato m

whistle

pito m

to blow a whistle

tocar un silbato or pito

to blow a whistle

pitar

a factory whistle

la sirena de una fábrica

as clean as a whistle your lungs are as clean as a whistle

no tiene absolutamente nada en los pulmones

his record is as clean as a whistle

tiene un historial sin mancha

to blow the whistle on sb (inform on)

delatar a alguien

to blow the whistle on sb (reprimand)

llamar a alguien al orden

to blow the whistle on sth (put a stop to)

tomar medidas para acabar con algo

to wet one's whistle hum.

echarse un trago

to wet one's whistle hum.

mojarse el garguero coloq.

2. whistle (sound):

whistle (made with mouth)

silbido m

whistle (loud)

chiflido m

whistle (made by referee's whistle)

silbato m

whistle (made by referee's whistle)

pitido m

whistle (of kettle)

silbido m

whistle (of kettle)

pitido m

whistle (of train)

pitido m

whistle (of wind, bullet)

silbido m

tin whistle SUST.

tin whistle

silbato m celta

whistle-blower [ingl. am. ˈ(h)wɪsəl ˌbloʊ(ə)r, ingl. brit.] SUST. DER.

whistle-blower

persona que denuncia la existencia de prácticas ilegales, corruptas etc dentro de su organización

whistle-stop [ingl. am. ˈ(h)wɪsəl ˌstɑp, ingl. brit.] SUST.

1. whistle-stop (brief appearance):

whistle-stop

visita f relámpago

2. whistle-stop (station, town):

whistle-stop ingl. am.

apeadero m

whistle up V. [ingl. am. ˈ(h)wɪsəl -, ingl. brit. ˈwɪs(ə)l -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. whistle up (summon):

whistle up dog

llamar con un silbido

whistle up dog

llamar con un chiflido

whistle up dog

pegarle un silbido a

whistle up dog

pegarle un chiflido a

2. whistle up (provide at short notice):

whistle up meal

improvisar

whistle up dress

hacer

whistle up help

conseguir

penny whistle [ingl. am. ˈpɛni ˌ(h)wɪsəl, ingl. brit.] SUST.

penny whistle

flautín m

I.wolf whistle [ingl. am. ˈwʊlf ˌ(h)wɪsəl, ingl. brit. ˈwʊlf wɪs(ə)l] SUST.

wolf whistle

silbido m

wolf whistle

chiflido m (de admiración)

he gave her a wolf whistle

le silbó

he gave her a wolf whistle

le chifló amer.

II.wolf-whistle V. trans.

wolf-whistle

silbarle a

wolf-whistle

chiflarle a amer.

III.wolf-whistle V. intr.

wolf-whistle

silbar

wolf-whistle

chiflar amer.

whistle-stop tour SUST.

whistle-stop tour

gira f relámpago

a whistle-stop tour of Ohio

una gira relámpago por Ohio

Traducciones de whistle en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

chiflido

whistle

pegar un chiflido

to whistle

silbato celta

tin whistle

whistle en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de whistle en el diccionario inglés»español

I.whistle [ˈwɪsl] -ling -ling V. intr.

1. whistle (of person):

whistle

silbar

to whistle at sb/sth

silbar a alguien/ algo

to whistle in admiration

silbar de admiración

2. whistle (of bird):

whistle

trinar

II.whistle [ˈwɪsl] -ling -ling V. trans.

whistle

silbar

III.whistle [ˈwɪsl] -ling -ling SUST.

1. whistle sin pl. (blowing sound):

whistle

silbido m

the whistle of the wind

el silbido del viento

2. whistle (musical device):

whistle

pito m

referee's whistle

silbato m del árbitro

to blow a whistle

pitar

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to blow the whistle on sb

llamar al orden a alguien

to wet one's whistle

remojar el gaznate

penny whistle SUST.

penny whistle

flautín m

wolf whistle SUST.

wolf whistle

silbido m de admiración

whistleblower, whistle-blower SUST.

whistleblower

denunciante mf (especialmente quien denuncia prácticas corruptas de gobiernos y corporaciones)

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

to whistle cheerfully

silbar alegremente

Traducciones de whistle en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

pitido

whistle

silbato

whistle

silbo

whistle

rechiflar

to whistle at

silbido

whistle

whistle Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

to whistle at sb/sth

silbar a alguien/ algo

to whistle in admiration

silbar de admiración

the whistle of the wind

el silbido del viento

referee's whistle

silbato m del árbitro

to blow a whistle

pitar

to blow the whistle on sb

llamar al orden a alguien

to wet one's whistle

remojar el gaznate

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

Their primary call is a clear whistle, uttered in flight and while hovering.

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Quantitative tools for comparing animal communication systems: information theory applied to bottlenose dolphin whistle repertoires.

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All officials carry a whistle and wear black-and-white striped shirts and black hats except for the referee, whose hat is white.

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However, both types of whistle tones have a phonological structure that is related to the spoken language that they are transposing.

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Like a cat burglar -- clean as a whistle -- a professional job.

www.marketoracle.co.uk

Over the years that crude call was picked up in civvy street and the tones were flattened into the wolf whistle.

www.express.co.uk

The two wrestlers then greet each other, shake hands, and the referee blows his whistle to start the period.

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They whistle while they wipe, as a way of telling us where they are in the house or which window ledge they are on.

www.telegraph.co.uk

And people prone to misplacing their keys have long been able to attach a gadget to their key-ring that lets you know where to find them when you whistle.

www.smh.com.au

Their music is typified by extremely fast, sometimes percussive, flute and whistle atop complex guitar and bodhrn rhythms.

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