Translations for „hoots“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . hoot [hu:t] N

1. hoot (beep):

hoot

Hupen nt kein pl

she gave three short hoots

sie drückte dreimal kurz auf die Hupe

2. hoot (owl call):

hoot

Schrei m

3. hoot (outburst):

to give a hoot of laughter

losprusten inf

hoot of temper

Wutanfall m

4. hoot inf (amusing person):

hoot

ein Witzbold m

to be a [real] hoot person, situation

zum Brüllen sein inf

Phrases:

to not give [or care] a hoot [or two hoots] [about sth]

sich acc keinen Deut um etw acc kümmern

II . hoot [hu:t] VB intr

1. hoot car:

hoot

hupen

2. hoot owl:

hoot

schreien

3. hoot (utter):

to hoot with laughter

in johlendes Gelächter ausbrechen

III . hoot [hu:t] VB trans

to hoot one's horn

auf die Hupe drücken

to hoot one's horn at sb

jdn anhupen

hoot down VB trans usu passive

to hoot down ⇆ sb/sth

jdn/etw niederbrüllen

to hoot sb down (boo)

jdn ausbuhen

hoot off VB trans

to hoot off ⇆ sb

jdn ausbuhen

to be hoot off the stage

die Bühne verlassen müssen, weil man ausgebuht wird

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she gave three short hoots

sie drückte dreimal kurz auf die Hupe

to not give [or care] a hoot [or two hoots] [about sth]

sich acc keinen Deut um etw acc kümmern

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The owl hoots at him, and he flees in terror.

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The building stood in mock defiance amid hoots of glee from the gallery (of onlookers).

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He delivers letters, and only speaks in hoots.

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Whoever does not keep himself in line with the general camp order, hoots, screams or behaves improperly. 7.

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The call is described as hoots followed by maniacal laughter.

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The bird is peculiar because of its unique call: it hoots and it "barks".

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If receptive, the female hoots back when the pair meet but is more subdued in both her hoot and display.

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The hoots are not subtitled, leaving the viewer to determine the meaning from visual context alone.

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Males sing with deep hoots on their territory and make short flapping flights to attract females.

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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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