whispers in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for whispers in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

Chinese whispers

telefono m senza fili

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

stage whisper [Brit, Am ˈsteɪdʒ ˌ(h)wɪspər] N THEAT

stage whisper

a parte m

stage whisper fig

sussurro m volutamente udibile

Translations for whispers in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bisbiglio

whisper

bisbiglio

whisper

sussurro (di persona)

whisper

sussurro (di foglie, vento)

whisper

fare pissi pissi

to whisper

sussurrare

to whisper

sussurrare qc all'orecchio di qn

to whisper sth in sb's ear

sussurrare

to whisper

sussurrare persona:

to whisper

sussurrare foglie, vento:

to whisper

passaparola

Chinese whispers

sommessamente

in a whisper

bisbigliare

to whisper

bisbigliare qc a qn

to whisper sth to sb

bisbigliare persona:

to whisper

whispers in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for 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

stage whisper N THEAT

stage whisper

battuta f sussurrata (destinata al pubblico)

Translations for whispers in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

parole -e

whispers

sussurro

whisper

bisbiglio

whisper

bisbigliare

to whisper

bisbigliare qc nell'orecchio a qu

to whisper sth in sb's ear

bisbigliare

to whisper

sussurrare

to whisper

mormorare

to whisper

soffiare

to whisper

sotto voce

in a whisper

whispers Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to whisper sth in sb's ear

sussurrare qc all'orecchio di qu

to lower one's voice to a whisper

abbassare la voce e parlare sussurrando

to speak in a whisper

sussurrare

the whisper of the leaves

il fruscio delle foglie

in a whisper

sussurando

to whisper sth in sb's ear

bisbigliare qc nell'orecchio a qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It wheedles and bargains, promises more than it could ever deliver, whispers and slimes.

www.theglobeandmail.com

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

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

www.redpepper.org.uk

A game of Chinese whispers has been doing the rounds this autumn.

www.ft.com

The sounds fly off again in a different direction like magical Chinese whispers, spreading half-formed stories and confused murmurs.

www.cherwell.org

Faith gleans clues from the mendacity tree, a prized specimen that feeds on the falsehoods she whispers to it.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Cogs turned, gears whirred, whispers whispered, schemes were hatched and everyone generally became more and more suspicious of everyone else.

www.mirror.co.uk

Somebody must have misconstrued that and then Chinese whispers spread.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I was beginning to think the world of food podcasts would be limited to breathy whispers on factory farming and smug discussions on the greatness of navy bean soup.

www.charlestoncitypaper.com

The use of social media can at times turn in to a giant game of Chinese whispers.

www.qt.com.au