hissing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hissing in the English»French Dictionary

I.hiss [Brit hɪs, Am hɪs] N

hiss (of gas, steam)

sifflement m

hiss (of gas, steam)

chuintement m

hiss (of snake, person)

sifflement m

hiss (of tape)

grésillement m

II.hiss [Brit hɪs, Am hɪs] VB trans (gen)

hiss person, performance, speech

siffler

‘I hate you, ’ she hissed

‘je te déteste, ’ siffla-t-elle

he was hissed off the stage

il a quitté la scène sous les sifflets

III.hiss [Brit hɪs, Am hɪs] VB intr

hiss person, wind, snake, locomotive:

siffler

hiss cat:

cracher

hiss steam:

chuinter

hiss gas:

siffler, chuinter

hiss hot fat, cassette:

grésiller

to hiss at sb person:

siffler qn

to hiss at sb kettle:

siffler

Translations for hissing in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sifflant (sifflante) voix, son

hissing

siffleur (siffleuse) serpent

hissing

bruit chuintant (sifflement)

hissing sound

chuintement (de vapeur)

hiss

sifflement (de serpent)

hissing uncountable

pschitt

hiss

faire pschitt

to hiss

chuinter vapeur:

to hiss gently

siffler

to hiss

siffler vedette, politicien

to hiss, to boo

siffler serpent:

to hiss

sifflet (de désapprobation)

hiss, boo, catcalls pl

hissing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hissing in the English»French Dictionary

I.hiss [hɪs] VB trans, intr

hiss

siffler

II.hiss [hɪs] N

hiss

sifflement m

Translations for hissing in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sifflement du serpent, de la vapeur

hissing

siffler gaz, vapeur, serpent

to hiss

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was so named because the sound of the hissing water bears a resemblance to the sound of this wild northern feline.

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They make grunting and hissing sounds, like other cassowaries.

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Inside the fog, one's normal spatial references are lost when immersed within an optical whiteout, and the white noise of hissing nozzles.

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Mild threats consist of agitated bill-clapping, hissing, occasional low, drawn-out screams, and other guttural noises.

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The film was a commercial disaster, with audiences hissing and booing.

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When we plugged in the fridge-freezer, a hissing noise started and then it let out a few gurgles, just like a baby.

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His little transistor radio was nothing but static and hissing.

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The bird is a close sitter, hissing and biting at an intruding finger.

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They produce the usual range of sounds for cats, including growling, hissing, purring, and calling.

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The towhees trilling song interspersed with chips is also very different from the brush-finches very high-pitched hissing song.

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