Chinese whispers in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Chinese whispers in the English»Italian Dictionary

Chinese whispers [Brit, Am ˌtʃaɪˈniz ˈ(h)wɪspərz] N GAMES

Chinese whispers

telefono m senza fili

Translations for Chinese whispers in the Italian»English Dictionary

telefono senza fili (passaparola)

Chinese whispers

passaparola

Chinese whispers

telefono senza fili games

Chinese whispers, bush telephone

Translations for Chinese whispers in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.whisper [Brit ˈwɪspə, Am ˈ(h)wɪspər] N

1. whisper:

whisper (of person)

sussurro m

whisper (of voices)

bisbiglio m

to speak in a whisper or in whispers

mormorare, bisbigliare

to say in a whisper

bisbigliare

her voice hardly rose above a whisper

la sua voce era poco più di un sussurro

his voice dropped to a whisper

la sua voce si ridusse a un sussurro

I don't want to hear a whisper out of you

non voglio sentirti fiatare

2. whisper fig:

whisper (rustling sound) (of trees, leaves)

(lo) stormire, mormorio m

whisper (of wind)

sussurro m

whisper (of water)

mormorio m

3. whisper fig (rumour):

whisper

diceria f

there is a whisper going round that

corre voce che

II.whisper [Brit ˈwɪspə, Am ˈ(h)wɪspər] VB trans

whisper

bisbigliare, sussurrare (to a)

to whisper sth to sb

sussurrare qc a qn

“she's asleep, ” he whispered

“sta dormendo”, bisbigliò

she whispered sth in his ear

gli bisbigliò qc all'orecchio

it is whispered that fig

si mormora che

III.whisper [Brit ˈwɪspə, Am ˈ(h)wɪspər] VB intr

whisper person:

sussurrare, mormorare

whisper leaves, trees:

stormire

whisper wind:

sussurrare

whisper water:

mormorare

to whisper to sb

bisbigliare a qn

it's bad manners to whisper

è da maleducati bisbigliare

I.Chinese [Brit tʃʌɪˈniːz, Am ˌtʃaɪˈniz] ADJ

Chinese town, custom, food, etc.

cinese

Chinese embassador, embassy, emperor

cinese, della Cina

to eat Chinese

mangiare cinese

II.Chinese [Brit tʃʌɪˈniːz, Am ˌtʃaɪˈniz] N

1. Chinese <pl Chinese> (person):

Chinese

cinese mf

2. Chinese before n:

Chinese (language)

cinese m

Chinese (of Chinese) teacher, exam, course

di cinese

Chinese (into Chinese) translation

in cinese

3. Chinese Brit (meal):

Chinese inf

= pasto a base di cibo cinese

Chinese whispers in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Chinese whispers in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.whisper [ˈhwɪs·pɚ] VB intr

whisper

sussurrare

II.whisper [ˈhwɪs·pɚ] VB trans

1. whisper (speak softly):

whisper

sussurrare

to whisper sth in sb's ear

sussurrare qc all'orecchio di qu

2. whisper fig (gossip, speak privately):

whisper

mormorare

it is whispered that …

si mormora che…

III.whisper [ˈhwɪs·pɚ] N

1. whisper (soft sound or speech):

whisper

mormorio m

to lower one's voice to a whisper

abbassare la voce e parlare sussurrando

to speak in a whisper

sussurrare

2. whisper fig (rumor):

whisper

voce f

3. whisper fig liter (soft rustle):

whisper

susurrio m

the whisper of the leaves

il fruscio delle foglie

I.Chinese [tʃaɪ·ˈni:z] ADJ

Chinese

cinese

II.Chinese [tʃaɪ·ˈni:z] N

1. Chinese (person):

Chinese

cinese mf

2. Chinese LING:

Chinese

cinese m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Like in a game of Chinese whispers, numbers can become distorted each time they pass from one person to another.

theconversation.com

I don't go on Chinese whispers.

www.sportal.co.nz

If they're trying to second guess what you want, then everything can go off down the rabbit hole of guessing and Chinese whispers and all the rest of it.

www.digitalspy.com

It's like Chinese whispers and things get blown out of proportion.

www.independent.co.uk

The message gets corrupted in the retelling -- chinese whispers reigns supreme.

www.redpepper.org.uk

It was all Chinese whispers instead of approaching us.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Somebody must have misconstrued that and then Chinese whispers spread.

www.telegraph.co.uk

In its early days, this language for terror became Chinese whispers.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Rumours from social media become in-office Chinese whispers only to be regurgitated in unofficial leaks and then officially denied in press conferences.

www.independent.co.uk

To an external observer, the network looks like a game of Chinese whispers.

theconversation.com