whisper in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for whisper 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 whisper 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

murmurer vent:

to whisper

whisper in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whisper 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

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to whisper endearments to each other

se murmurer des mots tendres

to speak in a whisper

chuchoter

in a whisper

en chuchotant

Translations for whisper in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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

whisper 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

Even then, he only whispered to keep from being picked up by wiretaps.

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During the trial they smiled, giggled and whispered at each other.

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Gill notes that this working title captures the air of nocturnal suspension in which the verse tableaux are sketched... full of whispering and muttering.

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At most the sound is a whisper of the bow hair moving over the wood.

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The final vowel of a word is usually whispered or deleted, unless the word is at the end of a phrase or sentence.

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Often, a dying person will whisper the name of the person they think caused their death.

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Whispers inside the tunnel are said to carry to each end slowly and eerily.

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Any whisper, clap or sound gets echoed around 7 times.

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The boulders on the top terrace amplify the voice as one whispers through it.

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They got down on their hands and knees to help the women and whispered to them when the guards weren't looking.

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