whistle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for whistle in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. whistle:

whistle (small pipe)

sifflet m

whistle (siren)

sirène f

the factory whistle goes at 5 pm

la sirène de l'usine sonne à 17 h

to blow the or one's whistle

donner un coup de sifflet

to blow the whistle for half time

siffler la mi-temps

2. whistle (sound):

whistle (made by mouth, kettle, train, wind)

sifflement m

whistle (made with a small pipe)

coup m de sifflet

to give a whistle of surprise

pousser un sifflement de surprise

3. whistle MUS:

whistle

flageolet m

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

whistle (gen) tune, command

siffler

whistle (casually) melody

siffloter

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

1. whistle (make noise):

whistle bird, person, kettle, train, wind:

siffler

to whistle at sb/sth

siffler qn/qc

to whistle for dog

siffler

he whistled to us to come

il nous a sifflés pour nous faire venir

Phrases:

to whistle past, to whistle by (move past fast) arrow, bullet:

passer en sifflant

to whistle past, to whistle by train:

passer à toute vitesse

the arrows whistled past our heads/through the air

les flèches sifflaient au-dessus de nos têtes/dans l'air

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

to blow the whistle on sb

dénoncer qn

to blow the whistle on sth

révéler qc

(as) clean as a whistle

propre comme un sou neuf

you can whistle for it inf!

tu peux toujours courir! inf

to wet one's whistle inf

se rincer le gosier inf

to whistle in the dark

essayer de se donner du courage

penny whistle N

penny whistle

flûteau m

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

whistle-stop

gare f à arrêt facultatif

II.whistle-stop <pres part whistle-stopping; pret, pp whistle-stopped> [Brit, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl ˌstɑp] Am RAIL VB intr

whistle-stop

s'arrêter dans les petites gares

I.whistle up VB [Brit ˈwɪs(ə)l -, Am ˈ(h)wɪsəl -] inf (whistle up [sth])

whistle up

dégoter inf

I.wolf whistle [Brit ˈwʊlf wɪs(ə)l, Am ˈwʊlf ˌ(h)wɪsəl] N

wolf whistle

sifflement m (au passage d'une femme)

II.wolf-whistle VB intr

wolf-whistle intr:

wolf-whistle

siffler (au passage d'une femme)

to wolf-whistle at sb

siffler qn

tin whistle N MUS

tin whistle

flageolet m (en métal)

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

whistle-blower

lanceur-d'alerte m

whistle-blower

dénonciateur/-trice m/f

whistle-stop tour N

whistle-stop tour (by diplomat, president)

tournée f éclair (of de)

whistle-stop tour (by candidate on campaign)

tournée f électorale (of de)

Translations for whistle in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

flûtiau

penny whistle

siffler (avec la bouche) air, chanson

to whistle

siffler (appeler) personne

to whistle for

siffler (appeler) personne

to whistle Brit

siffler chien

to whistle for

siffler (interpeller) personne

to whistle at

siffler faute, fin

to blow one's whistle for

siffler personne, vent, train, bouilloire:

to whistle

siffler projectile:

to whistle through the air

siffler

to blow one's whistle

whistle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whistle in the English»French Dictionary

I.whistle <-ling> [ˈwɪsl] VB intr, trans

whistle

siffler

II.whistle [ˈwɪsl] N

1. whistle no pl (sound):

whistle

sifflement m

2. whistle (device):

whistle

sifflet m

to blow a whistle

donner un coup de sifflet

Phrases:

to blow the whistle on sb/sth

dénoncer qn/qc

I.wolf-whistle [ˈwʊlfˌwɪsl] N

wolf-whistle

sifflement m

to give sb a wolf-whistle

siffler qn

II.wolf-whistle [ˈwʊlfˌwɪsl] VB intr

wolf-whistle

siffler

whistle-blower N

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whistle-blower fig

lanceur d'alerte m

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

must you whistle like that?

tu as vraiment besoin de siffler comme ça?

blast of whistle, horn

coup m

Translations for whistle in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

siffloter

to whistle a tune

sifflet

whistle

coup de sifflet

blast on the whistle

siffler

to whistle

siffler son copain/chien

to whistle for one's friend/dog

siffler une fille

to whistle at a girl

siffler

to blow the whistle

siffler le départ de la course/la fin du match

to blow the starting/final whistle

siffler chanson, mélodie

to whistle

sifflement d'admiration

whistle of admiration

tu peux toujours te gratter! inf

you can whistle for it!

whistle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give sb a wolf-whistle

siffler qn

to blow the whistle on sb inf

dénoncer qn

must you whistle like that?

tu as vraiment besoin de siffler comme ça?

to blow a whistle

donner un coup de sifflet

to blow the whistle on sb/sth

dénoncer qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The document was handed to staff and marked for immediate destruction after reading, but a horrified whistle- blower smuggled a copy out of the now-closed school.

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When purchasing or appraising, several aspects must be taken into account, basically four; the manufacturer, the condition, the quality of whistle and the case.

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All officials carry a whistle and wear black-and-white striped shirts and black hats except for the referee, whose hat is white.

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The two wrestlers then greet each other, shake hands, and the referee blows his whistle to start the period.

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They whistle while they wipe, as a way of telling us where they are in the house or which window ledge they are on.

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When he doesn't answer, she tries to whistle - and succeeds in blowing a shrill, ugly whistle.

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Whistle blowers say employees are encouraged to anonymously rat on each other in a scoring system.

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Mandolin, bag pipes and tin whistle enhance the eclectic style of the songs.

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Their primary call is a clear whistle, uttered in flight and while hovering.

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It took 21 minutes to restore order and stoppage time ended up being 28 minutes by the time the final whistle blew.

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