whispering campaign in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for whispering campaign in the English»French Dictionary

whispering campaign N

whispering campaign

campagne f de diffamation

Translations for whispering campaign 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

I.whispering [Brit ˈwɪspərɪŋ, Am ˈ(h)wɪspərɪŋ] N U

whispering (of voices)

chuchotement m

whispering (of leaves, trees, wind)

chuchotement m

whispering (of leaves, trees, wind)

murmure m

whispering (of leaves, trees, wind)

bruissement m

whispering (of water)

murmure m

whispering (rumours) fig

rumeurs fpl insidieuses

II.whispering [Brit ˈwɪspərɪŋ, Am ˈ(h)wɪspərɪŋ] ADJ

whispering person

qui chuchote

whispering leaves, trees, wind

chuchotant, murmurant

whispering water

murmurant

whispering voices

chuchotements mpl

I.campaign [Brit kamˈpeɪn, Am kæmˈpeɪn] N (all contexts)

campaign

campagne f (for pour, against contre)

to mount or launch a campaign

lancer une campagne

II.campaign [Brit kamˈpeɪn, Am kæmˈpeɪn] VB intr

campaign

faire campagne (for pour, against contre)

after ten years of campaigning

au bout de dix ans de campagne

whispering campaign in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whispering campaign in the English»French Dictionary

whispering campaign N

whispering campaign

campagne f sournoise

Translations for whispering campaign in the English»French Dictionary

I.whispering [ˈwɪspərɪŋ] N no pl

1. whispering (talking softly):

whispering

chuchotement m

2. whispering (gossiping):

whispering

chuchoteries fpl

II.whispering [ˈwɪspərɪŋ] ADJ (rustling)

whispering

qui murmure

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

I.campaign [kæmˈpeɪn] N

campaign

campagne f

a campaign for/against sth

une campagne en faveur/contre qc

advertising campaign ECON

campagne de publicité

II.campaign [kæmˈpeɪn] VB intr

campaign

faire campagne

to campaign for sb/sth

faire campagne en faveur de qn/qc

to campaign against sb/sth

faire campagne contre qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She is just the victim of a whispering campaign of lies and exaggeration.

www.independent.co.uk

Missionaries frequently directed their whispering campaigns toward strikers' families and communities.

en.wikipedia.org

A nasty whispering campaign painted her as biased and unhinged.

www.crikey.com.au

But these whispering campaign could never take the shape of challenge to his leadership.

echoofindia.com

There was a whispering campaign by a lot of mechanics.

www.abc.net.au

What happens here instead is the curse of the vicious little whispering campaigns.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

What follows is that there is more media arson, by way of another whispering campaign.

www.sail-world.com

He was doubtless referring to the whispering campaign concerning their character and motives, and some of them being demoted.

www.cbc.ca

Despicable as it is, this whispering campaign is based on some sound political logic.

www.newyorker.com

Sometimes these allegations were false and formed part of a political whispering campaign.

en.wikipedia.org