whispers in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for whispers in the English»French Dictionary

I.whisper [Brit ˈwɪspə, Am ˈ(h)wɪspər] N

whisper (of person, voices)

chuchotement m

whisper (rustling sound) fig (of trees, leaves, wind)

chuchotement m

whisper (rustling sound) fig (of trees, leaves, wind)

bruissement m

whisper (of water)

murmure m

whisper (rumour) fig

bruit m

whisper (rumour) fig

rumeur f

to speak in a whisper or in whispers

parler à voix basse

to say in a whisper

dire à voix basse

her voice hardly rose above a whisper

sa voix était à peine plus forte qu'un chuchotement

his voice dropped to a whisper

il a baissé la voix et s'est mis à chuchoter

I don't want to hear a whisper out of you

je ne veux pas t'entendre

there is a whisper going round that … fig

le bruit court que …

II.whisper [Brit ˈwɪspə, Am ˈ(h)wɪspər] VB trans

whisper

chuchoter (to à)

to whisper sth to sb

chuchoter qc à qn, dire qc à voix basse à qn

‘she's asleep, ’ he whispered

‘elle dort, ’ dit-il en chuchotant

she whispered sth in his ear

elle lui a chuchoté qc à l'oreille

it is whispered that … fig

on dit que, le bruit court que …

III.whisper [Brit ˈwɪspə, Am ˈ(h)wɪspər] VB intr

whisper person:

chuchoter, parler à voix basse

whisper leaves, trees, wind:

chuchoter

whisper water:

murmurer

to whisper to sb

parler à voix basse à qn

it's bad manners to whisper

c'est impoli de faire des messes basses inf

stage whisper N THEAT

stage whisper fig

aparté m

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conspiratorial glance, whisper, air

entendu

her voice tailed away to a whisper

elle a baissé la voix et s'est mise à chuchoter

Translations for whispers in the French»English Dictionary

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susurrement

whisper

susurrer

to whisper

chuchotement (de personnes)

whisper

chuchoter

to whisper

chuchoter personne:

to whisper

murmure (de vent)

whisper

téléphone arabe GAMES

Chinese whispers

whispers in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whispers in the English»French Dictionary

I.whisper [ˈwɪspəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB intr

whisper

chuchoter

II.whisper [ˈwɪspəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB trans

1. whisper (speak softly):

whisper

chuchoter

2. whisper (gossip):

to whisper that ...

faire courir le bruit que ...

III.whisper [ˈwɪspəʳ, Am -pɚ] N

1. whisper (soft speech):

whisper

murmure m

to say sth in a whisper

dire qc tout bas

2. whisper (rumour):

whisper

rumeur f

stage whisper N THEAT

stage whisper

aparté m

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to whisper endearments to each other

se murmurer des mots tendres

to speak in a whisper

chuchoter

in a whisper

en chuchotant

Translations for whispers in the French»English Dictionary

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chuchoter

to whisper

conter fleurette à une femme iron hum

to whisper sweet nothings to a woman

susurrer des mots à qn/à l'oreille de qn

to whisper words to sb/in sb's ear

susurrer personne

to whisper

souffler un secret à qn

to whisper a secret to sb

souffler un poème à l'oreille de qn

to whisper a poem into sb's ear

whispers Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in a whisper

en chuchotant

to whisper that ...

faire courir le bruit que ...

to say sth in a whisper

dire qc tout bas

to whisper endearments to each other

se murmurer des mots tendres

to speak in a whisper

chuchoter

to whisper words to sb/in sb's ear

susurrer des mots à qn/à l'oreille de qn

to whisper sweet nothings to a woman

conter fleurette à une femme iron hum

to whisper a secret to sb

souffler un secret à qn

to whisper a poem into sb's ear

souffler un poème à l'oreille de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He's used very up-to-date methods in a way that people would have used rumours and Chinese whispers in the past.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Rumours from social media become in-office Chinese whispers only to be regurgitated in unofficial leaks and then officially denied in press conferences.

www.independent.co.uk

The use of social media can at times turn in to a giant game of Chinese whispers.

www.qt.com.au

When one of them doesn't make it, the whispers and sidelong glances among the hospital staff reveal just how much the loss makes us grieve.

www.washingtonian.com

It was a classic case of Chinese whispers.

www.hrmagazine.co.uk

Either swayed or wafted, and words spoke in whispers.

en.wikipedia.org

Whispers in our garden, laughter in the dark by the datura tree.

www.newyorker.com

The sounds fly off again in a different direction like magical Chinese whispers, spreading half-formed stories and confused murmurs.

www.cherwell.org

To an external observer, the network looks like a game of Chinese whispers.

theconversation.com

Three of the rounds are based on Chinese whispers.

en.wikipedia.org