Chinese whispers in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Chinese whispers in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Chinese whispers N + sing vb

Chinese whispers

juego m del teléfono

Translations for Chinese whispers in the Spanish»English Dictionary

juego del teléfono

Chinese whispers

Translations for Chinese whispers in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. whisper person:

whisper

cuchichear

stop whispering!

¡basta de cuchicheos!

stop whispering!

¡déjense de cuchichear!

stop whispering!

¡dejaos de cuchichear! Spain

2. whisper liter wind/leaves:

whisper

susurrar liter

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

1. whisper (say quietly):

whisper remark/words

susurrar

she whispered the answer in my ear

me susurró la respuesta

she whispered the answer in my ear

me dijo la respuesta al oído

to whisper sth to sb

susurrarle algo or decirle algo al oído a alguien

2. whisper (rumor):

whisper usu pass

rumorear

it is whispered that …

se rumorea que …

it is whispered that …

corren rumores or corre la voz de que …

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

1. whisper (soft voice):

whisper

susurro m

yes, he said in a whisper

—sí —susurró or dijo en voz baja

they spoke in whispers

hablaban cuchicheando or en susurros

2. whisper (rumor):

whisper

rumor m

there's a whisper/there are whispers going around that …

se rumorea que …

there's a whisper/there are whispers going around that …

corren rumores or corre la voz de que …

3. whisper (of wind, leaves):

whisper liter

murmullo m liter

whisper liter

susurro m liter

I.Chinese [Am ˌtʃaɪˈniz, Brit tʃʌɪˈniːz] ADJ

Chinese

chino

II.Chinese <pl Chinese> [Am ˌtʃaɪˈniz, Brit tʃʌɪˈniːz] N

1. Chinese C (person):

Chinese

chino m / china f

2. Chinese U (language):

Chinese

chino m

3. Chinese U or C (food, meal) Brit:

Chinese inf

comida f china

4. Chinese C (restaurant) Brit:

Chinese inf

restaurante m chino

Chinese whispers in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Chinese whispers in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.whisper [ˈwɪspəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB intr

whisper

cuchichear

II.whisper [ˈwɪspəʳ, Am -pɚ] VB trans

1. whisper (speak softly):

whisper

susurrar

to whisper sth in sb's ear

decir algo al oído a alguien

2. whisper fig (gossip, speak privately):

whisper

rumorear

it is whispered that ...

se rumorea que...

III.whisper [ˈwɪspəʳ, Am -pɚ] N

1. whisper (soft sound or speech):

whisper

cuchicheo m

to lower one's voice to a whisper

bajar la voz y hablar en un susurro

to speak in a whisper

hablar muy bajo

2. whisper fig (rumour):

whisper

rumor m

3. whisper fig liter (soft rustle):

whisper

susurro m

the whisper of the leaves

el rumor de las hojas

I.Chinese [tʃaɪˈni:z] ADJ

Chinese

chino, -a

II.Chinese [tʃaɪˈni:z] N

1. Chinese (person):

Chinese

chino(-a) m (f)

2. Chinese LING:

Chinese

chino m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

www.cherwell.org

They videos often have a bit of an explanation but it's a bit like Chinese whispers.

www.stuff.co.nz

My thoughts -- it seems to be more a chain of consequence rather than time travel, much like chinese whispers as such.

www.extremetech.com

They are playing Chinese whispers there together.

www.europarl.europa.eu

He's used very up-to-date methods in a way that people would have used rumours and Chinese whispers in the past.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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

theconversation.com

I don't go on Chinese whispers.

www.sportal.co.nz

It was a classic case of Chinese whispers.

www.hrmagazine.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

Just imagine that game of Chinese whispers.

teneightymagazine.com