whistling in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for whistling in the English»Italian Dictionary

whistling [Brit ˈwɪslɪŋ] N

whistling

(il) fischiare

I.whistle [Brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] N

1. whistle:

whistle (small pipe)

fischietto m

whistle (siren)

sirena f

the factory whistle goes at 5 pm

la sirena della fabbrica suona alle 5

to blow the or one's whistle

fischiare, dare un colpo di fischietto

to blow the whistle for half-time

fischiare la fine del primo tempo

2. whistle (sound):

whistle

(made by mouth, kettle, train, wind, with a small pipe) fischio m

to give a whistle of surprise

fischiare per la sorpresa

3. whistle MUS:

whistle

zufolo m

II.whistle [Brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] VB trans

whistle

fischiare

whistle (casually) tune, melody

fischiettare

III.whistle [Brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl] VB intr

1. whistle (make noise):

whistle bird, person, kettle, train, wind:

fischiare

to whistle at sb, sth

fischiare a qn, qc

to whistle for dog

fischiare a

he whistled to us to come

ci ha fischiato per farci venire

2. whistle (move fast):

to whistle past or by arrow, bullet:

passare sibilando

to whistle past or by train:

passare fischiando

the arrows whistled past our heads, through the air

le frecce sibilavano sulle nostre teste, nell'aria

IV.whistle [Brit ˈwɪs(ə)l, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl]

to blow the whistle on sb

denunciare qn

to blow the whistle on sth

fare la spia su qc

(as) clean as a whistle

tutto lustro

to wet one's whistle inf

bagnarsi la bocca, il becco

you can whistle for it! inf

ti attacchi al tram (e fischi in curva)!

to whistle in the dark

= cercare di farsi coraggio

whistle up VB [ˈwɪs(ə)l -] inf (whistle up [sb, sth])

whistle up volunteer, object:

whistle up

scovare

tin whistle [Brit, Am tɪn ˈ(h)wɪsəl] N MUS

tin whistle

piffero m (di metallo)

I.whistle-stop [Brit, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl ˌstɑp] N Am

whistle-stop

= piccola stazione nella quale i treni si fermano solo su segnalazione

II.whistle-stop <forma in -ing whistle-stopping, pt, pp whistle-stopped> [Brit, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl ˌstɑp] VB intr Am

whistle-stop

= fermarsi in ogni piccola stazione

whistle-blowing [Brit ˈwɪs(ə)lbləʊɪŋ, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl ˌbloʊɪŋ] N inf

whistle-blowing

spiata f

whistle-blowing

soffiata f

whistle-blower [Brit, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl ˌbloʊ(ə)r] N inf

whistle-blower

spia f

whistle-blower

soffiatore m / soffiatrice f

Translations for whistling in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

fischiettio

whistling

fischiata

whistling

chioccolio

whistling

whistling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whistling in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.whistle <-ling> [ˈhwɪ·sl] VB intr

whistle

fischiare

to whistle at sb/sth

fischiare a qu/qc

to whistle in admiration

fare fischi di approvazione

II.whistle <-ling> [ˈhwɪ·sl] VB trans

whistle

fischiettare

III.whistle [ˈhwɪ·sl] N

1. whistle (blowing sound):

whistle

fischio m

the whistle of the wind

il fischiare del vento

2. whistle (musical device):

whistle

fischio m

referee's whistle

fischio m dell'arbitro

to blow a whistle

fischiare

Phrases:

to blow the whistle on sb

denunciare qu

to wet one's whistle

bagnarsi la bocca

wolf whistle N

wolf whistle

fischio m di ammirazione

Translations for whistling in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sibilo

whistling

zirlo

whistle

fischietto

whistle

sibilare

to whistle

zufolo

tin whistle

fischiare

to whistle

fischiare

to whistle

fischiare

to blow the whistle for

zirlare

to whistle used about thrushes

fischio

whistle

whistling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to whistle at sb/sth

fischiare a qu/qc

to whistle in admiration

fare fischi di approvazione

the whistle of the wind

il fischiare del vento

referee's whistle

fischio m dell'arbitro

to blow a whistle

fischiare

to blow the whistle on sb

denunciare qu

to wet one's whistle

bagnarsi la bocca

(as) clean as a whistle

pulitissimo

to whistle used about thrushes

zirlare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Bird species include lanner falcon, egyptian goose, pied kingfisher and white-faced whistling duck.

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Singing is permitted, provided the singer is singing words rather than humming or whistling a tune.

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Namely, the scops owls give a whistling call or a row of high-pitched hoots with fewer than four individual hoots per second.

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Falling shrapnel made a distinctive whistling before striking the area.

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The whistling thorn grows up to 6 meters tall.

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The brown quail's wings produce a whistling noise when flushed which is different from the whirring sound produced by the stubble quail's wings.

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The song is a scratchy warbling with short whistling phrases.

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Pucker whistling can be done by either only blowing out or blowing in and out alternately.

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Traditionally, the dance is accompanied by the sanshin and drum, and often punctuated with finger whistling called.

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Elementary hallucinations are the perception of sounds such as hissing, whistling, an extended tone, and more.

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